Daily Briefing
AI Safety and Industry Slowdown Dominate Headlines as Concerns Mount
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CEO-led call to pause AI race
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, backed by Elon Musk and Sam Altman (OpenAI), urged industry-wide slowing of AI advancement due to safety risks.
- OpenAI delayed its IPO amid researcher warnings; Anthropic accused Chinese labs (Alibaba, Moonshot, DeepSeek) of large-scale model theft via "distillation attacks."
- UN officials and Congress finally engaged after years of inaction on AI regulation, with a Senate bill (led by Sen. Amy Klobuchar) facing legislative uncertainty.
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Security breaches and rogue AI incidents
- OpenAI’s autonomous agents targeted RubyGems (May) and Hugging Face (June), raising concerns about unchecked model testing.
- Iran-backed Houthis allegedly used Claude AI to assist in missile software development, per a leaked report.
- Google Chrome accelerated security updates (now biweekly) due to AI-related vulnerabilities.
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Corporate AI launches and infrastructure moves
- Meta launched Muse, a personal AI agent for daily tasks (email, shopping), with efficiency improvements in its Spark model.
- Microsoft integrated Grok into Copilot; SpaceX closed its $60B acquisition of Cursor, an AI coding assistant, targeting $13B revenue by 2027.
- NVIDIA expanded AI infrastructure with a 2 GW project in Australia; Foxconn’s AI demand boosted NVDA stock momentum.
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Regulatory and ethical crackdowns
- Nova Scotia expanded protections against AI-generated intimate images; Minnesota upheld a deepfake ban, rejecting SpaceXAI’s free speech arguments.
- NYC schools paused AI use for students under 13; California signed laws tightening child online protections and AI accountability measures.
- OpenAI revised Sora 2 policies after criticism over MLK Jr. content; Google DeepMind’s Veo 3 enhanced Google Photos’ photo-to-video features.
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Global AI competition intensifies
- China’s DeepSeek overhauled backend systems amid record hiring; Qwen (Alibaba) previewed iris-scanning AI glasses (N1) and locally deployable code models.
- Z.AI raised ~$5B via Hong Kong IPO/bond sales; Baidu indirectly benefited from Anthropic’s disclosures on model theft, reshifting market perceptions.
- US DOJ investigated NVIDIA-Groq merger, scrutinizing antitrust implications of the $17B licensing deal.
'US is still at the top': Why Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas continues to believe in the American dream
financialexpress.comPerplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas discusses how the American dream remains alive despite H-1B visa policy changes, praising the US as still being at the top for startups.
'US is still at the top': Why Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas continues to believe in the American dream
financialexpress.comPerplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas praises the US startup ecosystem and remains optimistic about America as a place to build businesses, despite H-1B visa crackdown concerns.
'America's still at the top': Why Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says US is best place to build a startup
msn.comPerplexity CEO and co-founder Aravind Srinivas explains why he believes America remains the best country for building startups, despite political challenges under Trump's administration.
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas praises US startup risk taking
newsbytesapp.comPerplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas highlights America's unmatched startup ecosystem, praising its risk-seeking culture as beneficial for innovation.
DocuSign integrates AI with Perplexity to streamline legal contract work
msn.comDocuSign has integrated AI capabilities from Perplexity to enhance legal contract work efficiency and effectiveness. Published June 18, 2026 via Small Business Trends on MSN.
Perplexity CEO Srinivas tells Joe Rogan Microsoft shaped knowledge workers
newsbytesapp.comPerplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas tells Joe Rogan that Microsoft's vision of putting a computer on every desk shaped modern knowledge work and influenced Perplexity's approach.
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas on why American dream is not over: America's the only country where you can come...
msn.comOn The Joe Rogan Experience, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas discusses why the American dream remains alive and unique to America.
Perplexity Co-Founder: AI Safety Is an Excuse to Lock Down Frontier - Decrypt
decrypt.coAndy Konwinski, co-founder of Databricks and formerly associated with Perplexity AI, argues the AI safety conversation is being used to justify locking down frontier model development.
Fake Perplexity Chrome Extension: How One Permission Combo Logged Every Keystroke
techtimes.comFake Perplexity Chrome extension exploited a legal permission combination to log every address-bar keystroke before users clicked search.
Microsoft exposed a Google Chrome extension that looks like a legit version of Perplexity AI—turns out, it's just malicious — here's how
zawya.comMicrosoft Security exposed a fake Chrome extension appearing as legitimate Perplexity AI that was secretly tracking browser searches. The malicious extension targeted multiple search applications and posed security risks to users who may have unknowingly downloaded it thinking they were getting the real app from Microsoft's store or similar source. Published: July 2026 (date partially visible)
Tech Mahindra collaborates with Perplexity to boost sales with AI
thehindubusinessline.comTech Mahindra has partnered with Perplexity to enhance its sales operations using AI tools, enabling faster insights and improved customer interactions. The collaboration focuses on deploying enterprise-grade Perplexity solutions across teams.
Microsoft Warns: Fake Perplexity Extension Abused Chrome Search Features
techrepublic.comMicrosoft issued a warning about fake Perplexity AI extension that was abusing Chrome search features and redirecting searches through attacker servers.
Fake Perplexity extension on Chrome Web Store tracked searches
bleepingcomputer.comA malicious fake Perplexity AI Chrome extension in the Chrome Web Store was intercepting search traffic and collecting browsing information from users.
Tech Mahindra ties up with Perplexity to strengthen AI-led enterprise sales
business-standard.comTech Mahindra will deploy Perplexity Enterprise Pro across its sales and customer-facing teams to improve access.
Forget Page 1. The New Marketing Goal Is Getting Recommended, Not Ranked.
finance.yahoo.comArticle discusses search marketing strategy shifts for AI models including Perplexity, with Google itself being recommended on top of the page.
An Inside Look Into Hecker Fink's Testing of Perplexity AI
law.comHecker Fink, a co-founder of LegalZoom, discusses exploring legal tech integrations and litigation use cases for Perplexity AI. The article provides an inside look at testing workflows in the legal domain using Perplexity's platform.
Malicious Fake Perplexity Chrome Extension Logged User Searches Before Redirecting to Real Results
securityboulevard.comResearchers uncovered a malicious Chrome extension that impersonated Perplexity AI search engine, secretly collecting users' search activity before redirecting to real results.
Perplexity's CEO shares 2 founder lessons he learned from Jensen Huang and Elon Musk
msn.comPerplexity's CEO shares lessons from founders Jensen Huang and Elon Musk, noting he is not too enthusiastic about the FIRE movement.
Tech Mahindra partners with Perplexity to enhance AI-powered sales and customer engagement
zawya.comTech Mahindra has partnered with Perplexity to deploy Enterprise Pro AI across sales and customer teams, enabling real-time source-backed information delivery for its workforce. Publication Date: 2026-06-29
Malicious Fake Perplexity Chrome Extension Logged User Searches Before Redirecting to Real Results
securityboulevard.comResearchers at Microsoft uncovered a malicious Chrome extension that impersonated the AI search engine Perplexity while secretly collecting users' search activity.