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Hey there,

We've got some game-changing AI news today with Perplexity making its browser free and Google finally releasing an AI coding assistant that actually works alongside you.

Plus IBM just dropped something that could revolutionize how we run AI models.

Let's jump in.

Perplexity is making its AI-powered Comet browser completely free after millions signed up on the waitlist. The browser features a sidecar assistant that answers questions about any webpage you're on, summarizes content, and navigates sites for you. Max subscribers get a new "background assistant" that handles multiple tasks while you work, like sending emails, booking flights, and finding concert tickets all at once without you watching.

Google just introduced Jules Tools and the Jules API to make its AI coding agent more accessible. Jules Tools brings the agent directly into your terminal where you can start and stop tasks alongside your regular commands. The new API lets you integrate Jules into your systems to trigger tasks when bugs are filed in Slack or wire it into CI/CD pipelines, making it work wherever you already build code.

Uber bought Belgian startup Segments.ai to expand its data labeling business for autonomous driving. The Y Combinator-backed company specializes in multi-sensor labeling platforms for robotics and has clients like Ford, John Deere, and Lufthansa. The founders and entire team will join Uber AI Solutions to build lidar data annotation tools as Uber pushes deeper into selling AI training services to other companies.

Anthropic brought on Rahul Patil as its new CTO to handle the company's growing infrastructure needs. Patil, who spent five years at Stripe and previously worked at Oracle, Amazon, and Microsoft, will oversee compute, infrastructure, and inference while co-founder Sam McCandlish moves to chief architect. The hire comes as Anthropic faces pressure to optimize infrastructure while competing with OpenAI and Meta's massive spending on computing power.

Chess.com teamed up with Perplexity to launch the Comet Open tournament with a $200,000 prize pool starting October 11. Players must use the Comet browser to participate, with $45,000 going to the titled winner and $15,000 to the top untitled player. Anyone using Comet also gets 30 days of Chess.com Premium features including unlimited puzzles, game reviews, and lessons through November 1.

IBM released Granite 4.0, combining Mamba-2 and transformer architectures in a 9:1 ratio to slash memory requirements by 70% while maintaining performance. The hybrid design processes context linearly instead of quadratically, meaning it can run on cheaper GPUs at significantly reduced costs. Available in Micro, Tiny, and Small sizes under Apache 2.0 license, it's the first open model family with ISO 42001 certification for AI governance and transparency.

Stay tuned for more updates, and have a fantastic day!

Cheers,
Zephyr