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Perplexity Offers $34.5 Billion to Buy Google Chrome

Perplexity has offered $34.5B in cash to buy Google’s Chrome browser, despite it not being for sale. The AI startup, valued at $18B, says an independent Chrome would boost competition and safety. The bid comes after US regulators ruled Google’s search monopoly illegal, though Google plans to appeal.

Everyone Can Now Use NotebookLM Video Overviews

NotebookLM’s Video Overviews are now available to all, generating 1.1M videos since launch. The feature adds visuals to Audio Overviews, helping explain complex ideas and processes. It’s currently in English, with more languages coming soon.

OpenAI’s New Prompting Guide

OpenAI has released a GPT-5 prompting guide with tips for coding, tool use, and managing long tasks. It also shows how to control “agentic eagerness” and use new API parameters like reasoning_effort and verbosity for tailored responses.

AI Terminology & Abbreviations Commonly Used

AI is packed with abbreviations, even “AI” stands for Artificial Intelligence. We’ve compiled some of the most common ones, including AGI, CNN, RAN, MCP, and more, so you know exactly what they mean.

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Chris Barton: Founder & CEO at Guard Inc.

Chris was inspired by his father’s entrepreneurial spirit and a chance MBA encounter to chase big ideas. In 1999, he co-founded Shazam, pioneering sound recognition tech years before smartphones, iTunes, or the App Store existed. What started as an ambitious “identify any song” dream became groundbreaking technology that changed how the world discovers music.

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