Apple May Buy Mistral AI and Perplexity, Report Says

Apple Discussed Buying Mistral AI and Perplexity in a move that could reshape its AI and search strategy.
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Apple May Buy Mistral AI and Perplexity, Report Says
Apple may be eyeing major AI acquisitions. A new report: Apple discussed buying Mistral AI and Perplexity , sparking conversations about whether the company is preparing for a bigger play in artificial intelligence. Sources suggest that Apple executives debated these deals internally, weighing the benefits of buying versus building AI technology in-house. Image : Google Why Apple Looked at Mistral AI and Perplexity Eddy Cue, Apple’s services chief, is reportedly pushing hard for the company to secure its place in the AI race. Cue has a history of championing bold acquisitions, previously supporting the idea of Apple buying Netflix and Tesla—though CEO Tim Cook rejected those moves. On the other side, Craig Federighi and other leaders believe Apple’s own AI teams can deliver what the company needs without billion-dollar purchases. What Makes Mistral AI Stand Out Mistral AI, founded in 2023 in Paris, develops open-weight large language models designed to be smaller, faster, and easier to depl…