Perplexity AI's $34.5B Bid for Google Chrome & DeepSeek's Nvidia Return - Daily AI Brief #257
August 15, 2025 -
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Workday has acquired Flowise to enhance its AI development capabilities. Meanwhile, DeepSeek has returned to Nvidia for its R2 model development. Mistral AI is boosting training speeds through collaborations with NVIDIA and CoreWeave. Worldpay and Trulioo have partnered to improve AI transaction security.
Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has launched a new AI company, and Perplexity AI is planning a $34.5 billion bid for Google Chrome. In other news, Archestra has secured $3.3 million for its AI security platform, and Cognition AI Inc. has raised $500 million while acquiring Windsurf Inc.
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Workday has acquired Flowise to enhance its AI development capabilities. Meanwhile, DeepSeek has returned to Nvidia for its R2 model development. Mistral AI is boosting training speeds through collaborations with NVIDIA and CoreWeave. Worldpay and Trulioo have partnered to improve AI transaction security.
Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has launched a new AI company, and Perplexity AI is planning a $34.5 billion bid for Google Chrome. In other news, Archestra has secured $3.3 million for its AI security platform, and Cognition AI Inc. has raised $500 million while acquiring Windsurf Inc.
DeepSeek Switches Back to Nvidia for R2 Model
DeepSeek has decided to use Nvidia systems for its R2 AI model after encountering technical issues with Huawei's Ascend chips, delaying the model's launch. Read more
Mistral AI Boosts Training Speeds with NVIDIA and CoreWeave
Mistral AI has increased its model training speeds by 2.5 times using NVIDIA's GB200 NVL72 infrastructure provided by CoreWeave. Read more
Worldpay and Trulioo Partner for AI Transaction Security
Payments technology company Worldpay has partnered with digital identity platform Trulioo to enhance security measures for AI agent-based transactions. This collaboration focuses on helping merchants verify the authenticity of AI agents to prevent fraud and unauthorized transactions. Read more
Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal Starts AI Firm
Parag Agrawal, former CEO of Twitter, has launched a new AI startup, Parallel Web Systems Inc., focusing on tools for AI agents to search the web. The company has secured $30 million in funding and is based in Palo Alto, California. Read more
Workday Acquires Flowise for AI Development
Workday has announced its acquisition of Flowise, a low-code platform, to improve AI agent development for HR and finance. Read more
Perplexity AI Seeks $20 Billion Valuation for Google Chrome Bid
Perplexity AI is aiming for a $20 billion valuation to support its $34.5 billion bid to acquire the Google Chrome browser. This move comes as the company experiences significant growth and amid antitrust scrutiny of Google. Read more
Other news
Archestra Inc. has secured $3.3 million to develop a security-focused open-source platform for AI agents, while Cognition AI Inc. raised $500 million and acquired Windsurf Inc. to enhance its AI offerings. Landbase acquired Adauris to boost marketing automation, and Palo Alto Networks launched a quantum-ready AI security suite. Mawari and Caldera introduced a network for streaming 3D content, and Saga Robotics secured €9.5 million for its farm robots. Iress appointed Daniel Ashley as Chief AI Officer, and Foxconn reported a 27% profit rise due to AI demand.
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