Anthropic's $1 AI Offer, Microsoft Lures Meta Talent, and OpenAI's Brain-Computer Interface - Daily AI Brief #255

August 13, 2025 - Daily AI Brief
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In today's edition, Anthropic is offering high salaries to AI engineers in Europe, while Microsoft is also providing competitive compensation to attract talent from Meta. Meanwhile, OpenAI has introduced its latest brain-computer interface startup backed by one of its co-founders.

Additionally, AI Companion Apps are projected to surpass $120 million in revenue by 2025, and Anthropic is offering its Claude AI Models to the U.S. government for $1. Stay informed with these and other developments in the AI industry.
Perplexity Offers $34.5 Billion for Chrome
AI search engine Perplexity has made an unsolicited $34.5 billion cash offer to acquire Chrome from Google, with plans to keep it open source and retain Google as the default search engine. Read more
Anthropic Offers High Salaries for AI Engineers in Europe
US-based AI company Anthropic is seeking to hire over 100 new employees in London, offering salaries up to £340,000 to attract top AI talent. This move is part of their European hiring initiative, increasing competition with local startups and tech giants. Read more
AI Companion Apps to Surpass $120 Million Revenue by 2025
AI companion apps are on track to generate over $120 million in revenue by the end of 2025, with significant growth observed this year. Popular apps like Replika and Character.AI contribute to this trend, with the top 10% of apps making up the majority of the revenue. Read more
OpenAI Co-Founder Backs New Brain-Computer Interface Startup
OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman is reportedly involved in launching a new brain-computer interface startup, Merge Labs, which seeks to raise $250 million. The venture aims to compete with Neuralink in developing technology to connect human brains with computers. Read more
Microsoft Offers High Salaries to Attract Meta AI Talent
Microsoft is attempting to recruit AI professionals from Meta by offering substantial compensation packages. Internal documents indicate that Microsoft is matching Meta's high salary offers to attract top engineers. Read more

Other news

Gremlin has introduced its AI-driven Reliability Intelligence platform to enhance system performance by addressing reliability issues, while the Saudi General Authority for Competition warns of AI's potential impact on fair competition. Amazon Devices & Services is utilizing NVIDIA AI for zero-touch manufacturing, and Trend Micro has unveiled its AI-based Agentic SIEM to optimize security operations. Additionally, MetAI Technology Co., Ltd is integrating NVIDIA USD Search for improved digital twin creation, and Synack has launched the AI architecture 'Sara' to enhance its Penetration Testing as a Service platform.

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