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New AI computer just dropped… kinda.
Here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. 💻 Perplexity Launched its Own ‘Computer’
Fake it ‘til you make it? AI company Perplexity just launched its new ‘Perplexity Computer,’ a new platform that “reasons, delegates, searches, builds, remembers, codes, and delivers” in what Perplexity is calling a “general-purpose digital worker” somewhere between OpenClaw and Claude Cowork. (The Verge)
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3. 🤑 ByteDance is Valued at $550Bn in General Atlantic Share Sale
Investment firm General Atlantic is selling an equity stake in ByteDance in a deal that values the Chinese social media giant at $550 billion. The potential stake divestment marks a 66% jump in value since a share buyback last year priced the company at more than $330 billion. (Reuters)
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5. 🛞 Self-Driving Tech Startup Wayve Raised $1.2Bn From Microsoft, Nvidia, & Uber
Everyone wants a part of self-driving tech. U.K. startup Wayve attracted a solid set of investors in the company’s latest $1.2 billion funding round, including three automakers and returning backers Microsoft, Nvidia, and Uber. The total raise could reach $1.5 billion and now values the company at $8.6 billion. (TechCrunch)
6. 🔥 Thrive Capital Invested $1Bn in OpenAI at a $285Bn Valuation
Speaking of big raises, Thrive Capital reportedly invested roughly $1 billion in OpenAI at a $285 billion valuation in December, a preferential deal for the VC firm that’s been one of the artificial intelligence startup’s major financial backers for quite some time. While Thrive's investment late last year was a separate deal, the firm is likely to participate in OpenAI’s current $100 billion funding round. (CNBC)
7. 🤝 Meta Signed a Massive Chip Deal With AMD
Meta is buying itself options. The company has struck a multiyear, multi-generation agreement with AMD to deploy up to six gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs to power its next wave of AI infrastructure, with shipments supporting the first gigawatt expected to begin in the second half of 2026. The move is Meta’s attempt to diversify its chip supplier beyond Nvidia. (Quartz)
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