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Perplexity and Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, announced a partnership on Wednesday to integrate Perplexity’s AI-powered answer engine within the social media app. The chatbot will soon be available alongside My AI, allowing users to ask questions and explore topics directly in Snapchat. As part of the deal, Perplexity will pay Snap $400 million over one year ...

Google has announced that its Finance and Search platforms will soon feature real-time data from prediction market firms Kalshi and Polymarket. The integration will display live probabilities of major global events, including elections and economic outcomes. This move aligns with Google’s broader AI-driven revamp of its financial tools and reflects the growing overl...

A new study from Pennsylvania State University has found that older versions of ChatGPT and Gemini were more prone to generating biased responses than other tested AI models. Researchers crowdsourced prompts designed to reveal bias and found reproducible results in 53 cases. The study identified eight bias types, including gender, race, and culture. However, newer ver...

Amazon on Monday announced a new translation service, which makes it easier for Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) authors to share their eBooks in multiple languages. Dubbed Kindle Translate, it leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to translate text from and to English and select other languages. The service is currently in beta, and the eBook titles translated using i...

Lava is set to launch the Agni 4 in India on November 20 as the successor to the Agni 3 5G. Leaks suggest it will feature a 1.5K 120Hz OLED display, MediaTek Dimensity 8350 SoC, LPDDR5X RAM, and UFS 4 storage. The phone is tipped to include a 50-megapixel dual rear camera, a 5,000mAh battery with 66W charging, and an aluminium frame with a glass back. It may feature a...