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Top stories today:
- OpenAI posts emails of Elon wanting to “attach” OpenAI to Tesla
- iOS 17.4 released, with support for alternative app stores in EU
- Perplexity AI finalizing fundraising at $1B valuation
- Bitcoin nears all-time high of 69K, crashes to 61K, returns to 67K
- AR/VR headset shipments +130% YoY in Q4
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1. OpenAI posts emails from Elon showing support for for-profit model, desire to “attach” OpenAI to Tesla
OpenAI will move to dismiss “all of Elon's claims.”
They argued that Elon has mixed incentives: “Elon wanted us to merge with Tesla or he wanted full control. Elon left OpenAI, saying there needed to be a relevant competitor to Google/DeepMind and that he was going to do it himself.”
Elon wrote in 2018: ”this needs billions per year immediately or forget it”
2. iOS 17.4 released, with support for alternative app stores in EU
They stop working if the user physically leaves the EU for a long period.
Apple's new EU terms were softened after developer feedback.
iOS 17.4 also comes with a default browser prompt (only in the EU), transcripts for Apple Podcasts, and new emojis
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4. Perplexity AI finalizing fundraising at $1B valuation, 100x revenue
This would make Perplexity the #15 most valuable generative AI startup:
