🔍 Samsung may incorporate Perplexity's AI tech 🔍
AI search coming to Galaxy devices

Samsung and Perplexity are finalizing a wide-ranging partnership that would integrate the AI startup's search technology across Samsung's device ecosystem. The deal will preload Perplexity's app on upcoming Samsung devices, integrate its search features into the Samsung browser, and potentially enhance the Bixby virtual assistant. This strategic move positions Perplexity as a key AI search provider in the mobile space, with feature integration expected to begin with the Galaxy S26 phone line in the first half of 2026.

🛡️ Meta automates product risk assessments 🛡️
AI to handle 90% of safety evaluations

An AI-powered system could soon take responsibility for evaluating the potential harms and privacy risks of up to 90% of updates made to Meta apps like Instagram and WhatsApp, according to internal documents. Under the new system, product teams will fill out a questionnaire about their work, then receive an "instant decision" with AI-identified risks and requirements that updates must meet before launch. This AI-centric approach would allow Meta to update products more quickly, though critics warn of "higher risks" as negative externalities may be less likely to be prevented.

💼 AI-powered rollups emerge as investment trend 💼
Transforming traditional businesses with AI

Early AI investor Elad Gil is pioneering a new investment approach focused on "AI-powered rollups" - buying established, people-intensive professional service firms and using AI to dramatically increase their efficiency. The strategy involves identifying businesses like law firms and healthcare practices, implementing AI to reduce headcount and raise margins from 10% to 40%, then using the improved cash flow to acquire similar businesses. Gil has already backed companies pursuing this strategy, including one valued at over $300 million by backers like Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI's Startup Fund.

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🖥️ Cerebras claims to outperform Nvidia's Blackwell 🖥️

AI chip startup Cerebras has made bold claims that its systems significantly outperform Nvidia's latest DGX B200 hardware. According to Cerebras, their systems achieve an output token speed exceeding 2,500 tokens per second compared to Nvidia's 1,000 tokens per second. This performance claim represents a direct challenge to Nvidia's dominance in the AI hardware space, though independent verification of these benchmarks will be crucial for establishing credibility in the competitive AI chip market.

🎵 Major labels in talks with AI music firms 🎵

Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music Entertainment are in talks to license their work to AI startups Udio and Suno, according to Bloomberg. The deals would set forth a framework for how AI companies compensate artists for their work, with record labels pushing to receive equity in the AI companies. Any deal would help settle lawsuits between the music companies and AI startups, as the labels sued both firms last year for copyright infringement. The music companies want more control over their work usage, while AI startups seek flexibility to experiment.