Perplexity launches Perplexity Health agent in US

kept by eddie mar 20

Perplexity launches Perplexity Health in the US, a private AI health hub with data dashboards and specialized agents, competing with Microsoft and OpenAI.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts
OpenAI launches personal finance tools for ChatGPT Pro users, letting them connect bank accounts via Plaid for spending analysis and planning.
also on Plaid, OpenAI
Fintech Engineering Handbook
The handbook catalogs patterns for representing, recording, and executing money movements—precision handling, double-entry ledgers, immutability, and invariants—to prevent data loss or invention in fintech systems.
also on Plaid, #user-experience
Amazon faces a dilemma — fight AI shopping agents, or join them
Amazon faces a dilemma between blocking external AI shopping agents like OpenAI's Instant Checkout and partnering with them, as the company risks losing control over e-commerce transactions to these agents.
also on Perplexity, Amazon, #competition, OpenAI
Opinion | What A.I. Did to My College Class
A Stanford senior describes how ChatGPT transformed campus culture, enabling widespread cheating and shifting focus from education to wealth-building.
also on Perplexity, OpenAI, #ai
About Those "Hackquisitions"...
Big tech's early 'hackquisitions'—talent deals without full acquisitions—have largely failed, with key hires departing quickly and internal chaos ensuing.
also on Amazon, Microsoft, #competition, #ai