What are Apple’s options for an AI acquisition beyond Perplexity?<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>Since Apple’s latest earnings call, talk of a potential Perplexity acquisition has quieted down (the fact that Perplexity was once again allegedly caught red-handed sidestepping content restrictions didn’t help).</p>
<p>Meanwhile, with the ever-increasing number of engineers from its Foundation Models team jumping ship, Apple’s need for fresh talent is getting more urgent by the day. But if Perplexity is a no-go, who else could Apple buy?</p>
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What are Apple’s options for an AI acquisition beyond Perplexity?
