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Love having all the bells and whistles? Well, you’re gonna love Perplexity’s news today.
Here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. 💼 Microsoft is Laying Off ~9k Employees
Microsoft is laying off roughly 9,000 employees (just under 4% of its global workforce) across different teams, geographies, and levels of experience as part of continued efforts to flatten management layers and refocus on AI, cloud, and infrastructure, following earlier layoff rounds in January, May, and June. (CNBC)
2. 🧠 Google Analytics Has an eCommerce Competitor
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3. 🔥 Vibe-Coding Startup Lovable On Track to Raise $150M at $2Bn Valuation
One of Europe’s fastest-growing AI startups, Lovable, is working on raising a fresh round of over $150 million at an almost $2 billion valuation. The giant raise comes less than six months after the Stockholm-based startup raised a $15 million round led by Creandum, a “pre-Series A” round. (TechCrunch)
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5. 💳 Perplexity Launched a $200/Mo Subscription
AI company Perplexity is now the latest provider to offer a hyper-premium subscription tier. The company’s new Perplexity Max plan offers unlimited access to the startup’s spreadsheet and report generation tool Labs, as well as early access to new features like its forthcoming AI-powered browser, Comet… for just $200 monthly. (TechCrunch)
6. 🧑⚖️ Google Has Been Ordered to Pay $314M to California Android Users
A California jury awarded $314.6 million in damages to Android users, ruling that Google harvested idle-device cellular data without consent. Google plans to appeal, calling the verdict a misinterpretation of essential Android functions. (Reuters)
7. 📺 Amazon is Shutting Down Freevee in August
Amazon is discontinuing its Freevee TV streaming app in August, though all its ad-supported programming will stay accessible via the Prime Video app to consolidate its content offerings. (CNBC)
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