The first time around, Apple, Google, Amazon, and Meta reportedly spent nearly $95 million lobbying against the bill.

In February 2024, the company hired Tom Turvey, the former head of partnerships for the Google Books book-scanning project, and tasked him with obtaining "all the books in the world."
"Perplexity AI could address some of key issues including quick access to a voice assistant (better than Siri) and could be a hedge to the risk of having Google as a default search engine." — Analyst Wamsi Mohan
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"Our more bearish view in relation to the volume outlook for iPhone 17 series is in conjunction with our unchanged expectations for a stronger cycle in iPhone 18 series with the launch of a foldable smartphone as well as further progress in relation to AI features." — Analyst Samik Chatterjee
Carmakers developing their own platforms are now facing a dilemma as the tech group looks to entrench its vast iPhone user base with CarPlay’s long-anticipated upgrade, offered for free.
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The facility will consume 2.2 gigawatts of electricity — enough to power a million homes. Each year, it will use millions of gallons of water to keep the chips from overheating.

From the Macalope's "Those Apple AI rumors aren’t all that Perplexing when you think Intelligently about it" posted Tuesday by Macworld.
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