Ripple, a San Francisco-based crypto payments startup, has raised $500 million at a $40 billion valuation, the company announced on Wednesday.

“This is Amazon’s first legal salvo against an AI company, and it is a threat to all internet users,” Perplexity wrote.

Brands are experiencing the largest transfer of marketing power in a generation, because AI agents are taking control of purchase decisions, prioritizing objective, machine-readable data over ...