Meta Will Now Use AI to Detect Teens’ Real Ages and Restrict Accounts

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Plus: Perplexity AI to Triple Its Valuation to $9 Billion

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The Gist: AI-powered search startup Perplexity AI aims to raise $500 million in funding, tripling its valuation to $9 billion, even as it faces legal issues with major publishers over alleged content misuse.

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This latest funding round, led by Institutional Venture Partners, would be Perplexity’s fourth in 2024, reflecting strong investor interest as it competes with giants like Google and OpenAI in AI-driven search.Perplexity has rapidly gained popularity, with over 2 million app downloads and 230 million monthly search queries, positioning itself as a significant challenger to traditional search engines.Facing allegations of content plagiarism, Perplexity introduced a revenue-sharing model in July, allowing publishers to earn ad revenue when cited in AI-generated responses.Other tech companies, including Google and Meta,… Read the full blog for free on Medium.

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