Two leading Japanese newspapers, The Asahi Shimbun and Nikkei, sue U.S. AI firm Perplexity AI for $14.9 million each over alleged unauthorized use of copyrighted articles and spreading misinformation through its search engine.
DeepMind uncovers a mathematical limitation in vector embeddings, showing single-vector models hit a ceiling on complex retrieval tasks requiring arbitrary subsets of documents, severely struggling on a new dataset designed to test this limitation.
Perplexity, an AI-powered search startup, secures $200 million in funding at a staggering $20 billion valuation, just two months after raising $100 million, positioning itself as a formidable challenger to Google's search dominance.
Google embraces multimodal AI search, expanding AI Mode with advanced Gemini 2.5 AI to 5 new languages - Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese - paving the way for an AI-led search experience as the default 'soon'.
Google expands its AI-powered Search to five new languages - Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese - enabling users to ask complex queries and explore the web more deeply using advanced language understanding capabilities.
The latest GPT-5 update introduces a powerful 'Research Goblin' feature that excels at comprehensive online searches, analyzing results, and iteratively refining queries, though its trustworthiness remains uncertain.
Apple revolutionizes Siri with AI-powered 'World Knowledge Answers' that summarizes web information using Google's Gemini AI model, set to launch with iOS 26.4 as early as next March, transforming the digital assistant experience.
Google expands its AI-powered Search Mode with task assistance for activities like booking restaurants, offering personalized recommendations based on user interests, while also rolling out to over 180 countries for complex query handling.
AI companies are forging global data alliances to train models, sparking privacy concerns as Perplexity bids a staggering $34.5 billion to acquire Google's Chrome browser, escalating the AI supremacy battle.
Google AI Mode expands globally, offering AI Ultra subscribers an agentic capability that provides personalized restaurant recommendations across platforms, considering preferences like cuisine, party size, and timing to curate dining options in 180 countries.