Perplexity's Election Victory Lap

Perplexity made major moves and Google’s Learn About is blowing my mind…

The Real Winner on Election Night? Apparently Perplexity

While politicians were battling it out at the polls, Perplexity quietly staged its own victory party.

The Google competitor took a bold step on Election Night, positioning itself as a real-time information hub with an AI-powered edge.

By combining dynamic electoral maps with AI-driven Q&A, Perplexity provided reliable election insights as the votes rolled in—a feat that fellow AI competitor xAI struggled with.

Here’s how Perplexity’s big bet stood out:

• Perplexity’s election hub offered up-to-the-minute updates on state results, with maps powered by trusted sources like Democracy Works and the Associated Press.

• The platform’s AI tackled election questions with caution, answering queries about swing states and vote counts with relevant, timely insights and minimal errors.

• Despite minor glitches, Perplexity’s success suggests that AI may become a mainstream tool in delivering real-time election updates, challenging both traditional media and newer AI platforms.

So What?

Perplexity’s Election Night performance could signal a shift in how we consume real-time news. While traditional media was doing its thing and other AI platforms were... well, trying their best, Perplexity proved that AI can be more than just a smart search engine—it can be a reliable election night companion.

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Learning new things just got A LOT more intuitive.

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Google rolled out “Grounding with Google Search” in Google AI Studio and the Gemini API, enabling developers to get more accurate and fresh responses from the Gemini models aided by Google Search.

(This is WILD) Apple is including an option to upgrade to ChatGPT Plus inside its Settings app with iOS 18.2.

Llama is now available to U.S. government agencies, including those that are working on defense and national security applications.

Amazon’s Prime Video is getting a new generative AI-powered feature to help catch you up on a show.

NVIDIA announced that its “AI Blueprint” will make it easy for developers in any industry to build AI agents to analyze video and image content.

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He bought the domain last year for 8 figures and sold it for a profit…

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