AI-powered search engine Perplexity AI, now valued at $520M, raises $70M

As search engine incumbents — namely Google — amp up their platforms with gen AI tech, startups are looking to reinvent AI-powered search from the ground up. It might seem like a Sisyphean task, going up against competitors with billions upon billions of users. But this new breed of search upstarts believes it can carve … Read more

$70M Powerball winner, who was pressured to disclose her id, is now a fierce advocate for anonymity

A Michigan Powerball winner is working to advocate for lottery winners to have the choice to stay nameless. Cristy Davis’ id was used with out her consent upon profitable a $70 million Powerball jackpot, so she’s preventing to make sure it does not occur to others. In accordance with Michigan state regulation, people who win … Read more