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AI is rapidly transforming industries, with new shopping assistants, database innovations, and increased demand for AI talent. Perplexity AI launched a shopping assistant, Databricks highlights agentic AI disrupting databases, and Apple faces scrutiny over its AI strategy. Upwork reports growth in AI-related work, and consumer adoption of AI shopping assistants remains cautious.

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Perplexity CEO on new AI-powered shopping assistant

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  • Perplexity AI launches an AI-powered shopping assistant for consumers.
  • The assistant allows users to research, compare, and purchase products directly in the app. 1m 12s
  • Perplexity introduces a merchant program and partners with Shopify for integrated checkout. 2m 23s
  • The company is open to working with major retailers, including Amazon. 3m 5s
  • Perplexity aims to differentiate by enabling transactions, not just providing answers, as AI competition intensifies. 3m 38s
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Perplexity CEO on new AI-powered shopping assistant
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CNBC
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Perplexity CEO on new AI-powered shopping assistant

Perplexity AI launches an AI-powered shopping assistant, enabling product research, comparisons, and purchases directly in the app.

Databricks CEO: 'Agentic' AI era will disrupt the whole database industry
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Databricks CEO says agentic AI now creates most new databases, rising from 30% to 80% in a year, disrupting traditional database technologies.

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