Perplexity's stunning $34.5 billion Chrome bid and ChatGPT's screen sharing powers…
In this edition we’ll be covering…
Perplexity’s audacious browser acquisition attempt
How to use ChatGPT's screen sharing feature on iPhone
Automating landing page optimization with n8n workflows
5 trending AI developments shaping the industry
3 new AI tools
And much more...
The Latest in AI
The $34.5B Browser Bet That Could Change Everything…
Perplexity AI just made a move that would make even Elon Musk raise an eyebrow.
The AI search startup threw down $34.5 billion for Google Chrome (a bid nearly double their own $18 billion valuation)!
Talk about betting the farm on your future.
This unsolicited offer comes as Google faces mounting pressure from the Department of Justice to divest Chrome following last year's antitrust ruling. The DOJ wants Chrome sold off to level the playing field in search, and Perplexity is swooping in with their checkbook ready.
What makes this interesting:
The financing angle: Perplexity says multiple venture capital firms have agreed to back the deal in full. That's some serious Silicon Valley muscle flexing right there.
Strategic timing: With Chrome commanding over 60% of global browser usage and serving as Google's data collection gateway, owning it would instantly make Perplexity a major player in search infrastructure.
The preservation promise: Perplexity pledges to keep Google as Chrome's default search engine (at least initially) and maintain the open-source Chromium foundation with $3 billion in investments over two years.
So What?
This move is about control over the internet's primary gateway. Chrome isn't just software; it's a strategic chokepoint that determines how billions access information daily.
While Google will likely fight this tooth and nail (they've called divestiture "unprecedented"), Perplexity's bold move signals how seriously AI companies view browser control as the next battleground.
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Tool Spotlight
Give ChatGPT Eyes with your iPhone
ChatGPT secretly has eyes, and they're surprisingly useful. OpenAI supports screen and video sharing for Advanced Voice Mode, and it's actually changing how people interact with AI.
Here's how to use it:
Open ChatGPT mobile app
Tap the voice icon in the bottom toolbar
Select the video camera icon or choose "Share Screen" from the three-dot menu
Grant screen recording permissions when prompted
The magic happens in what you can do with it. Point your camera at a recipe and get cooking tips in real-time. Show it a complex spreadsheet and get formula suggestions. Even share your screen during a video call for instant technical support.
🔥 Use cases that actually work:
Real-time cooking guidance from recipe photos
Instant math problem solving by showing homework
Design feedback on mockups and prototypes
Technical troubleshooting for software issues
Language translation of signs and documents
Get Your Hands Dirty!
Turn Your Landing Page Into a Conversion Machine with AI
Landing page optimization just got a major AI upgrade with n8n's workflow automation.
This workflow scrapes your landing page, analyzes it with OpenAI's o1 model, and delivers actionable conversion rate optimization tips.
Here's the complete setup:
Head over to n8n and create a workflow with a Form Trigger.
Add an HTTP Request node to scrape your landing page. Use the parameter created in the step before.
Connect an AI Agent node configured for any model of your choosing. The agent will analyze the landing page HTML! Be creative with the prompt, or use this one:
You are a professional expert in Conversion Rate Optimization who helps business founders & CMOs improve their landing pages. You are a world-class expert in analzying landing pages, roasting them, and providing valuable Conversion Rate Optimization Ideas to help businesses increase conversions.
GOAL
I want you to roast my landing page and deliver recommendations to improve the Conversion Rate. I will use this roast to understand what's wrong with my landing page and make improvements based on your recommendations. Test and refine by running the workflow and adjusting the agent prompt.
The workflow does the heavy lifting:
Scrapes your landing page HTML to understand structure and content
Feeds everything to your agent for deep analysis
What makes this powerful is the specificity. Instead of generic advice like "improve your headlines," you get targeted suggestions like "move your CTA button 200px higher and change the color to #FF6B35 for better contrast against your background."
The workflow costs about $0.20-0.30 per analysis run too!
Quick Bites
Stay updated with our favorite highlights, dive in for a full flavor of the coverage!
YouTube begins testing AI-powered age verification in the US, using viewing patterns and behavior to determine if users are under 18 without requiring identity documents.
Apple plans to release a slate of new AI-powered products including robots, smart displays, and security cameras as part of its push to catch up in the AI space.
Anthropic acquires the Humanloop team as competition for enterprise AI talent intensifies across the industry.
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis discusses the evolution from game-playing AI to thinking models and why new testing environments like Kaggle's Game Arena are crucial for evaluating AGI progress.
MIT researchers develop a new method to test how well AI systems classify text, providing better benchmarks for language model evaluation.
Trending Tools
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🏷️ LoraTag - AI-powered image tagging system that automatically generates accurate, contextual tags for your photo libraries and digital assets.
The Neural Network
SO after much backlash, the model selector is back in ChatGPT…
Until we Type Again…
Thank you for reading yet another edition of Digestibly!
Reyhan
Early AI leader, advises Fortune 500 companies on AI Development, LLMOps, AI strategy, speaks (for fun) on practical AI. Turns cutting-edge theory into workflows teams can ship today.
Kevin
Ex-AWS SageMaker/Bedrock lead. Shipped infra powering 1M+ devices and $2.5M ARR. Obsessed with high-throughput, low-latency systems— and brings that discipline to every Digestible AI release.
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