Perplexity AI, once a scrappy startup in the shadow of OpenAI and Google, is gaining traction in the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) race. With a string of deals spanning Samsung, PayPal, SoftBank and others, as well as reported talks with Apple, the company is aggressively expanding its footprint across both enterprise and consumer markets. Its most recent partnerships include the following:Perplexity AI is in advanced discussions with Samsung to integrate its AI capabilities into Samsung’s smartphone ecosystem. This collaboration may lead to Perplexity’s AI replacing Google’s Gemini assistant on Galaxy devices, with integrations planned for Samsung’s web browser and Bixby assistant

Nvidia’s new mini artificial intelligence supercomputer has the potential to put unprecedented computing power into the hands of researchers, developers and academics. However, experts say it can also be an enabler for business innovation, especially for those in heavily regulated industries who want to own their own AI systems for security purposes. Project Digits is the personal supercomputer with Nvidia’s new GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, combining a GPU and CPU. It delivers a petaflop of AI computing power, or 1 quadrillion calculations per second, and can run AI models with up to 200 billion parameters