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AI Daily News Aug 26 2025: 🤔Apple reportedly discussed buying Mistral and Perplexity 🧠Nvidia’s releases a new 'robot brain' 🍌Google Gemini’s AI image model gets a ‘bananas’ upgrade 💰Perplexity’s $42.5M publisher revenue program 🎙️Microsoft

Aug 26, 2025
Apple's discussions about acquiring AI firms have raised eyebrows in the tech world. Nvidia's groundbreaking release of a new 'robot brain' promises to change the game. Google Gemini's image model just got a 'bananas' upgrade, and Perplexity is innovating with a $42.5M revenue program for publishers. Meanwhile, Elon Musk's xAI is suing tech giants over legal challenges in AI. The implications of these developments touch on security, ethical concerns, and the future of AI regulation, making for a fascinating exploration of today's AI landscape.
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INSIGHT

Apple's Build Vs Buy AI Crossroads

  • Apple may be shifting from a build-first stance to aggressive M&A to catch up in AI.
  • Internal debate between Eddie Q and Craig Federighi shows uncertainty about buy vs build timelines.
ADVICE

Test Pay Models For AI-Used Content

  • Consider experimenting with revenue models that directly compensate publishers for AI use of content.
  • Perplexity's Comet Plus shows offering subscription splits can be a legal and product testbed, not a full solution.
INSIGHT

App Store Deals Have Big Competitive Stakes

  • Legal fights are reshaping AI market access and app distribution.
  • xAI's suit claims Apple's OpenAI exclusivity creates an unfair moat for ChatGPT on iOS.
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