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We've got some wild AI news today.
Perplexity is paying publishers. Musk is suing Apple and OpenAI (again). And NVIDIA just dropped a robotics chip that makes humanoid robots actually possible.
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1. Perplexity Allocates $42.5 Million to Share Revenue with Publishers
Perplexity AI is offering publishers $42.5 million to share revenue after months of plagiarism accusations. CEO Aravind Srinivas said "AI is helping to create a better internet, but publishers still need to get paid." Publishers earn money when their content appears in search queries, gets used by Comet's AI assistant, or generates ad revenue through sponsored questions. Partners include Time, Der Spiegel, Fortune, and others getting a double-digit percentage of ad revenue per article cited.
2. Musk's xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI for Alleged AI Monopoly
Elon Musk's xAI filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI on Monday in Texas, accusing them of an "anticompetitive scheme" to thwart AI competition. The suit claims iPhone users are directed toward ChatGPT as their default when enabling Apple Intelligence, giving OpenAI access to "potentially billions of user prompts." Musk earlier claimed Apple makes it "impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store," while Sam Altman responded by suggesting Musk manipulates X to benefit himself.
3. NVIDIA Launches Jetson Thor: The Ultimate Platform for Humanoid Robots
NVIDIA announced the Jetson AGX Thor Developer Kit, delivering up to 2070 FP4 TFLOPS of AI compute within 130W. Built on Blackwell architecture with 128GB memory, Thor provides 7.5x higher AI compute than Jetson Orin. The platform introduces native FP4 quantization and Multi-Instance GPU technology for mixed-criticality robotics applications. At $3,499, Thor powers next-generation humanoid robots with real-time control, perception, and high-level reasoning capabilities.
4. Cloudflare Launches AI Prompt Protection to Secure Corporate Data
Cloudflare launched AI prompt protection to identify and secure data employees enter into AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. The system detects prompts, classifies them into topics like PII or source code, then applies controls based on user identity. For example, HR can submit prompts requesting PII while other departments are blocked. The platform uses open-source models on Workers AI, ensuring prompts never reach third-party vendors, with all logs encrypted using customer-provided keys.
5. OpenAI Launches Learning Accelerator in India with 500,000 Free Licenses
OpenAI announced the Learning Accelerator for India, distributing 500,000 ChatGPT licenses to educators and students over six months. The program includes partnerships with IIT Madras (backed by $500,000 in research funding), the Ministry of Education, and technical institutes. India has the largest student population using ChatGPT globally. The initiative includes AI training programs and tools like ChatGPT's "study mode," designed as a personalized tutor with step-by-step interactive responses.
6. 44 US Attorneys General Warn AI Companies About Child Safety Failures
Attorneys General from 44 jurisdictions warned AI companies they "will be held accountable" for failing to protect children. They specifically called out Meta after Reuters revealed internal documents showing chatbots could "flirt and engage in romantic roleplay with children." The AGs referenced lawsuits against Character.ai, including cases where chatbots allegedly persuaded a child to commit suicide or told a teenager it's okay to kill their parents. The letter states companies have "a legal obligation" to protect children as consumers.
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