MobileNews

Perplexity in Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Has OS-Level Access, Can Pull Data from Samsung’s Core Apps

March 2, 2026
Perplexity in Samsung Galaxy S26 series is first AI agent to be integrated at an OS-level in One UI as a part of Samsung’s multi-agent approach towards Galaxy AI. Perplexity is powering search and reasoning for both the Perplexity assistant and Samsung’s Bixby in the Galaxy S26 series. “That makes Perplexity the AI behind two of the three assistants on the device.” Perplexity said in a…
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AI & RoboticsNews

OpenAI raises $110B in one of the largest private funding rounds in history

March 2, 2026
OpenAI has raised $110 billion in private funding, the company announced Friday morning, commencing one of the largest private funding rounds in history. The new funding consists of a $50 billion investment from Amazon as well as $30 billion each from Nvidia and SoftBank, against a $730 billion pre-money valuation. Notably, the round remains open, and OpenAI expects more investors to join as it…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

BMW's new 2027 EVs leak online before the site is taken down

March 2, 2026
BMW accidentally listed its 2027 lineup online, confirming several new electric vehicles, including the first Neue Klasse EV, the iX3. BMW adds i3, iX4, and iX5 EVs to 2027 US lineup We knew BMW’s first Neue Klasse EV, the all-new iX3 SUV, would go on sale in the US later this year, followed by the i3 sedan in 2027. The leaked lineup, first reported by Motor1, reveals a few new BMW EVs we can…
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DefenseNews

The good, the bad and the ugly — Inside Europe’s race to supplant US defense enablers

March 2, 2026
PARIS — Europe will likely need until the early 2030s to develop some of the critical defense enablers needed to deter or defeat Russia without the United States, according to security researchers and experts surveyed by Defense News. Establishing robust air and missile defenses, a priority for both NATO and the European Union, may still take five to 10 years, according to the analysts. Europe…
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