Cook still doesn’t fancy doing anything bold or expensive

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s services overlord Eddy Cue is apparently desperate to blow some cash on big-name AI firms, though his past ideas, like snapping up Netflix and Tesla, were promptly exterminated by supreme dalek Tim Cook.

AI upstart reckons it can do Google’s job better

Perplexity has lobbed a $34.5 billion offer to buy the Chrome browser, even though the AI firm is only worth about half that much.

Only a $40bn Perplexity buyout will save Jobs' Mob

Analysts from Wedbush have delivered a damning verdict on the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s artificial intelligence ambitions, claiming the company is incapable of building AI internally and should just cough up $40 billion to buy someone else’s brainpower.

Chatbots chip away at Google’s dominance

AI-powered chatbots are fast becoming a go-to for online answers, eating into the long-standing grip of traditional search engines and giving marketers another headache.

Desperate to sort out its AI mess 

Fruity Cargo Cult,  Apple is reportedly poking around AI startup Perplexity because it’s desperate to bolt someone else’s brains onto its failing AI plans.

Roads leading away from Chrome

ChatGPT is getting 3.7 billion visits worldwide and the AI chatbot's popularity is so immense that its user figures are rivalling those of major browsers.

Will cross the picket lines

The CEO of AI search company Perplexity, Aravind Srinivas, has offered to cross picket lines and provide services to mitigate the effect of a strike by New York Times tech workers.