The week ahead: 20250818
[Reuters] Perplexity makes $34.5B bid on Google’s Chrome.
Every Monday, I publish a brief note that captures my top of mind. These could include:
[Reuters] Perplexity makes $34.5B bid on Google’s Chrome.
[HuggingFace] OpenAI’s open-weight model. Technical report from OpenAI. Onboarding guide from HuggingFace.
[Blog] Utkarsh’s insights on the mathematical impossibility of some expectations of AI agents in 2025. TLDR: error compounding, token economics, tool engi...
[Report] Alphabet Q2 earnings. CapEx increases for the 2nd time in this year.
[Blog] Perplexity to launch its own browser, with rumors of OpenAI’s upcoming release of a similar product, signaling challenges to Google Chrome’s contro...