SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1

Onyx is an infrastructure for a multi-asset, scalable, and cryptographically secure ledger. Onyx functions as a blockchain-based technology that enhances financial ecosystems by enabling a more efficient and interconnected economy, with a mission to develop cryptographic ledgers that optimize security, scalability, and usability. XCN is native to the Onyx XCN Ledger Blockchain and as an ERC-20 token for Staking and Governance.

Onyxcoin

Onyxcoin ($XCN) is seeing increased community chatter amid discussions about potential price pumps and pullbacks, as well as the impact of Binance futures. Recent news focuses on the removal of futures trading, while spot trading remains, sparking debate on whether this will lead to price surges. Community members are weighing in with a mix of bullish and bearish sentiments, with some highlighting the coin's long-term potential and others pointing to its performance relative to Bitcoin and other altcoins.

Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain platform designed to support decentralized applications (dApps), featuring a multi-asset ledger and smart contract functionality. Unlike many other blockchains, Cardano is built from the ground up based on original academic research, with proposed solutions undergoing peer review and presentation at international conferences before development. The platform emphasizes a research-driven and formal methods approach to design and implementation.

Cardano

Cardano is trending as community members debate its merits versus emerging competitors like Keeta, citing concerns over ADA's scalability, fees, and real-world application readiness. Others are expressing frustration with ADA's recent price action, with some suggesting it's underperforming compared to other altcoins and questioning its long-term potential amid broader market uncertainty. However, some bulls remain optimistic, anticipating a significant rally and viewing the current dip as a buying opportunity.

English version Introducing SWFTCoin (SWFTC) $SWFTC: Powering SWFT Blockchain and AI Services (SWFTGPT)  SwftCoin ($SWFTC) is the native utility token driving SWFT Blockchain's AI-powered ecosystem, SWFTGPT, and the first ever AI token featured on Coinbase. SWFTGPT is also the first domain-specific LLM for crypto.  SwftCoin key features include: 50% Reduced Transaction Fees: Lower costs on all transactions. AI Service Payments: Use $SWFTC to access SWFTGPT. Tools include expert market analysis,  predictions, and intelligent trading solutions.  Membership Benefits: Unlock premium features and AI agent services within SWFTGPT. AI-Powered Swaps: Enable precise, fast cross-chain transactions and analytics. SWFT Blockchain combines AI innovation with blockchain infrastructure, simplifying crypto trading while enhancing functionality through $SWFTC.   Chinese version $SWFTC：驱动 SWFT Blockchain 和 AI 服务（SWFTGPT） SwftCoin ($SWFTC) 是 SWFT Blockchain 的原生实用代币，为其 AI 驱动的生态系统 SWFTGPT 提供支持，同时也是 Coinbase 上首个 AI 代币。SWFTGPT 也是首个专注于加密领域的特定领域大型语言模型 (LLM)。 SwftCoin 的主要功能包括： 1、50% 交易费减免：降低所有交易成本。 2、AI 服务支付：使用 $SWFTC 访问 SWFTGPT 工具，包括专家市场分析、预测以及智能交易解决方案。 3、会员权益：解锁 SWFTGPT 的高级功能和 AI 代理服务。 4、AI 驱动的闪兑：实现精准快速的跨链交易和数据分析。 SWFT Blockchain 将 AI 创新与区块链基础设施结合，通过 $SWFTC 简化加密交易，并提升其功能性。

SwftCoin

SwftCoin is trending with community members pointing to the token's fully diluted supply and small market cap as potential catalysts for a significant price movement.  Conversations also mention potential exchange listings and the SWFT blockchain platform's utility in cross-chain swaps.  Traders are weighing bullish sentiment against skepticism, referencing past pump-and-dump patterns.

Super Group (SGHC) Ltd. is a global digital gaming company, which engages in the global online sports betting and gaming businesses, Betway, a premier online sports betting brand, and Spin, a multi-brand online casino offering. It operates through the following segments: Betway, Spin, and Other. The Betway segment focuses on the ingle brand online sportsbook and online casino focused business with a global footprint and strategic partnerships. The Spin segment relates to the multi-brand online casino focused business with established market leadership in high-growth markets. The company was founded in July 2020 and is headquartered in St. Peter Port, the United Kingdom.

Super Group (SGHC) Limited

SGHC is trending due to its recent launch of a stable coin, sparking community interest in its crypto initiatives and potential future spin-off. Investors are also discussing the company's strong EBITDA and overall fundamentals within the online gambling sector. Option traders and hedge alerts are adding to the activity, with many eyeing the company's growth potential.

|The Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) Alliance is the world’s largest open-source initiative dedicated to decentralized Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Formed in April 2024, the ASI Alliance unites SingularityNET, Fetch.ai, and Ocean Protocol, with CUDOS joining as a network member shortly after. The ASI Alliance was established through a community-approved tokenomic merger—combining $AGIX, $FET, and $OCEAN into a single token: $FET. This unified token underpins a collaborative framework designed to scale open-source AI and stand as the largest open-sourced, independent entity in AI research and development. The Alliance is committed to accelerating the advancement of decentralized Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and, ultimately, Artificial Superintelligence (ASI). It provides a robust, open-source innovation stack, empowering developers, enterprises, and researchers globally to build ethical, scalable, and groundbreaking AI solutions. This ensures that advanced intelligence remains a shared, accessible resource, fostering innovation beyond centralized systems and promoting a future where AI benefits all.

Fetch.ai

Fetch.ai (FET) is trending as traders discuss its potential within the AI narrative, citing its strong recovery and real-world partnerships. Community members are pointing to FET's relative strength compared to other altcoins and anticipating a significant price increase once Bitcoin stabilizes. Some traders are watching for a breakout above the 0.40 level.

AbbVie, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and sale of pharmaceutical products. It focuses on treating conditions such as chronic autoimmune diseases in rheumatology, gastroenterology, and dermatology, oncology, including blood cancers, virology, hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), neurological disorders, such as Parkinson's, metabolic, comprising thyroid disease and complications associated with cystic fibrosis, pain associated with endometriosis, and other serious health conditions. The company was founded on October 19, 2011 and is headquartered in North Chicago, IL.

Abbvie Inc

ABBV is trending as the community discusses its potential for continued growth amid recovering market sentiment and recent actionable trade alerts. Bullish sentiment is fueled by the performance of key drugs and strategic pipeline development. Some investors are speculating on potential acquisitions and partnerships to bolster ABBV's position in key therapeutic areas.

Bonk is a dog-themed memecoin on the Solana blockchain, launched on Christmas Day 2022 to revitalize the Solana community following the FTX collapse. Created by an anonymous team of 22 Solana developers and builders, Bonk distributed 50% of its total 100 trillion token supply via airdrop to community members including NFT collectors, developers, and artists.   The project positions itself as "the first Solana dog coin for the people, by the people," explicitly rejecting venture capital backing in favor of grassroots community ownership. What sets Bonk apart from other memecoins is its combination of fair launch mechanics, extensive ecosystem integration, and active deflationary strategy.   Built on Solana, BONK benefits from fast transaction speeds and low fees that make it practical for everyday use. Native products include LetsBonk.fun (a memecoin launchpad that briefly became Solana's market leader in 2025, surpassing Pump.fun with over 78% market share), BonkSwap (a decentralized exchange) and BonkBot (a Telegram trading bot with built-in burn mechanics).   BONK is available across 10 blockchain networks and listed on major exchanges including Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, and Robinhood. Governance is handled by BonkDAO, which holds 15% of the token supply and makes decisions through on-chain voting.   The community has organized several major burn events, most notably the December 2024 BURNmas campaign that destroyed 1.69 trillion tokens worth over $50 million. In September 2025, Nasdaq-listed Safety Shot, Inc. formed BONK Holdings LLC and acquired over 2.5% of the circulating supply (valued at $55-63 million), making BONK one of the first memecoins to attract formal corporate treasury adoption. Core contributor Nom was appointed to Safety Shot's board, and the company holds a 10% revenue share in LetsBonk.fun.  As with all memecoins, BONK is a highly speculative asset with substantial volatility. Its value is primarily driven by community sentiment, social media momentum, and meme culture rather than traditional utility.   The anonymous team, while common in the memecoin space, means investors should exercise appropriate caution. Despite these risks, Bonk has established itself as one of the most successful community-driven tokens in the Solana ecosystem, approaching 1 million unique holders and expanding from a simple memecoin into meaningful DeFi infrastructure.

BONK

BONK is trending as the community discusses potential catalysts like a burn, new listings, and institutional interest, despite recent price declines. Some traders believe BONK is oversold and poised for a rebound, while others express concerns about its long-term potential. The connection between BONK and Bonk Inc. ($BNKK) is also a key talking point.

Tidal Trust II - YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF

YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF

MSTY is trending as investors discuss its correlation with MSTR and BTC, particularly following MSTR's earnings and Bitcoin's recent volatility. Concerns around NAV erosion, dividend sustainability, and potential delisting are circulating within the community, alongside both bullish hopes for a BTC rebound and bearish sentiment regarding YieldMax ETFs.

What is Amp?  Amp is described as the new digital collateral token offering instant, verifiable assurances for any kind of value transfer. Using Amp, networks like Flexa can quickly and irreversibly secure transactions for a wide variety of asset-related use cases.  How does Amp work?  Amp claims to offer a straightforward but versatile interface for verifiable collateralization through a system of collateral partitions and collateral managers. Where collateral partitions can be designated to collateralize any account, application, or even transaction, and carry balances which are directly verifiable on the Ethereum blockchain, collateral managers are smart contracts that can lock, release, and redirect collateral in these partitions as needed in order to support value transfer activities. Amp supports a wide variety of use cases for collateralization, and also introduces the concept of predefined partition strategies, which can enable special capabilities such as collateral models through which tokens can be staked without ever leaving their original address.

AMP Token

AMP Token is trending as the community discusses potential accumulation opportunities amidst overall market volatility and long-term prospects. Community members are debating the impact of the Clarity Act, Flexa partnerships, and the token's utility in real-world payment scenarios. Some traders express frustration with the price action, while others remain optimistic about future growth and adoption.

Ripple is the catchall name for the cryptocurrency platform, the transactional protocol for which is actually XRP, in the same fashion as Ethereum is the name for the platform that facilitates trades in Ether. Like other cryptocurrencies, Ripple is built atop the idea of a distributed ledger network which requires various parties to participate in validating transactions, rather than any singular centralized authority. That facilitates transactions all over the world, and transfer fees are far cheaper than the likes of bitcoin. Unlike other cryptocurrencies, XRP transfers are effectively immediate, requiring no typical confirmation time.  Ripple was originally founded by a single company, Ripple Labs, and continues to be backed by it, rather than the larger network of developers that continue bitcoin’s development. It also doesn’t have a fluctuating amount of its currency in existence. Where bitcoin has a continually growing pool with an eventual maximum, and Ethereum theoretically has no limit, Ripple was created with all of its 100 billion XRP tokens right out of the gate. That number is maintained with no mining and most of the tokens are owned and held by Ripple Labs itself — around 60 billion at the latest count.  Even at the recently reduced value of around half a dollar per XRP, that means Ripple Labs is currently sitting on around $20 billion worth of the cryptocurrency (note: Ripple’s price crashed hard recently, and may be worth far less than $60 billion by time you read this). It holds 55 billion XRP in an escrow account, which allows it to sell up to a billion per month if it so chooses in order to fund new projects and acquisitions. Selling such an amount would likely have a drastic effect on the cryptocurrency’s value, and isn’t something Ripple Labs plans to do anytime soon.  In actuality, Ripple Labs is looking to leverage the technology behind XRP to allow for faster banking transactions around the world. While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are built on the idea of separating financial transactions from the financial organizations of traditional currencies, Ripple is almost the opposite in every sense.  XRP by Ripple price can be found on this page alongside the market capitalization and additional stats.

Ripple

XRP is trending amidst a broader crypto market downturn, sparking debates about its future and potential decoupling from Bitcoin. The community is focused on the upcoming ISO 20022 implementation, with some anticipating it as a catalyst while others express skepticism, questioning its direct impact and integration with Ripple. Discussions also involve institutional accumulation and potential ETF launches, countered by concerns about the overall market's bearish sentiment.

statis crypto Watchlist

Bitcoin

Ethereum

Solana

Dogecoin

statis IN Watchlist

Nifty 50

Nifty Bank

Reliance Industries Ltd.

Zomato Ltd.

Tata Consultancy Services

Tata Motors Ltd.

HDFC Bank Ltd.

ITC Ltd.

Adani Enterprises Ltd

Axis Bank Ltd

Bajaj Finance Ltd

statis US Watchlist

SPDR S&P 500 ETF

Apple Inc.

Tesla Inc

Microsoft Corporation

NVIDIA Corp

 Hey, I want to invite you to join Stocktwits. It’s the largest global community of active traders. You’ll get access to the real-time market insights, news, discussion and much more! You can sign up using my unique link below 
 


 has invited you to join Stocktwits

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Altman says ChatGPT will now avoid the em dash if it's explicitly told to do so.</li><li>With the proliferation of AI-generated and AI-edited text, many readers have come to assume that frequent em dashes are a telltale sign of AI involvement.</li><li>In response to online em-dash memes, some professional writers have dialed back their use of the em dash in their original writing to avoid suspicion.</li></ul>The em dash was long seen as a sign of mature writing in English, but has lately become an irritant. Its heavy use in AI-generated responses has led several readers to believe that any piece of content with em dashes is produced or edited by AI, even if it's not, to the point that some writers are avoiding it altogether.Well, the makers of ChatGPT addressed those concerns. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the company has fixed a glitch, and ChatGPT will now completely avoid em dashes in its responses if explicitly instructed to do so.“If you tell ChatGPT not to use em-dashes in your custom instructions, it finally does what it's supposed to do!” Altman said in an X&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/sama/status/1989193813043069219">post</a>, calling it a “small-but-happy win.”It all started with jokes on X and Reddit that frequent em dashes in a piece of text is a quick way to spot bot text, with some calling it “ChatGPT hyphen.” The idea spread fast, fueling a debate.&nbsp;While the logic that more em dashes&nbsp;indicate potential AI writing is true in some cases, many professional writers have complained of being accused of using AI simply because they like em dashes.With em dash memes online, readers were quick to label posts, essays, and articles as AI-generated, prompting some writers to intentionally dial them back to avoid suspicion.One thing to note here is that ChatGPT’s output with em dashes typically omits spaces, whereas some style guides (such as AP) prefer spaces around dashes. The “space vs no-space” became another superficial signal people latched onto.&nbsp;All in all, the em dash isn’t a very effective way to determine AI-generated text. On the question of why ChatGPT uses a lot of it, some think that perhaps a large amount of ChatGPT’s training data had&nbsp;an em dash. The style tool was frequently used in older books.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

A user accessing ChatGPT on their smartphone. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says New ChatGPT Is So Obedient It’ll Quit Using Em Dashes On Command: ‘Small-But-Happy Win’ 

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the company has fixed a glitch, and ChatGPT will now completely avoid em dashes in its responses if explicitly instructed to do so.

Equity

Many readers have come to assume that frequent em dashes are a telltale sign of AI-generated text.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Parallel Web Systems has raised $100 million in a round led by Kleiner Perkins and Index Ventures.</li><li>The deal values the startup at $740 million.</li><li>Agrawal launched Parallel in early 2023, months after he was fired as CEO of Twitter following the company’s acquisition by Elon Musk.</li></ul>AI startup Parallel Web Systems, Inc., founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, has raised $100 million in a series A round led by Kleiner Perkins and Index Ventures, the executive&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/paraga/status/1988729121636294682">announced</a> in an X post on Wednesday.The move underscores the unwavering investor optimism for AI and its expanding ecosystem of applications and services. Industry leaders, including OpenAI, Perplexity, and Elon Musk’s xAI, are racing to scale their offerings, while major tech firms have pledged to ramp up AI spending next year.&nbsp;&nbsp;The deal values the two-year-old startup at $740 million, Reuters reported. Parallel Web offers systems for artificial intelligence (AI) models and AI agents to autonomously search, fetch, verify, and organize information from the Internet.Its APIs retrieve and structure real-time web content for AI applications, catering to a fundamental shift as users increasingly turn to AI bots instead of traditional search engines.Enterprise customers use Parallel to power AI agents that write software code, analyze customer data for sales teams, and assess risk for insurance underwriting—areas where high-quality web data, alongside internal systems, is critical, Agrawal told Reuters in an interview.The new capital will be used for development and customer acquisition, Agrawal said.Todd Jackson, a partner at VC firm First Round —one of the early investors in Parallel — said the startup is building “world-class web infrastructure specifically designed for AI agents.” In an&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/tjack">X post</a>, he outlined how the problem requires unique approaches to crawling, indexing, and retrieval, given that AI, and not a human, is the end user.“Companies on the frontier of building with AI (like Clay, Sourcegraph, Owner, Starbridge, and Actively), are using Parallel’s APIs to power a wide range of use cases, from GTM workflows to helping lawyers find precedent and insurers underwrite claims,” said Jackson, who is also a former Twitter colleague of Agrawal.The Palo Alto-based company had earlier raised $30 million from Silicon Valley venture capital firms, including Khosla Ventures. Parallel launched its first products in August this year.Agrawal is best known for his 11-year tenure at Twitter, during which he served as CTO and CEO. He became the CEO in November 2021 after Twitter founder Jack Dorsey stepped down. He was fired, along with several other senior managers, after Elon Musk acquired Twitter in October 2022.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.Read More:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/sealed-air-stock-jumps-over-20-after-hours-on-buyout-report-retail-unmoved/cLPBF53REdr">Sealed Air Stock Jumps Over 20% After-Hours On Buyout Report: Retail Unmoved</a>

Parag Agrawal speaks onstage at a conference in Las Vegas on March 10, 2025. (Photo by Big Event Media/Getty Images for HumanX Conference)

Remember Parag Agrawal? Ex-Twitter CEO Fired By Elon Musk Quietly Raises $100M For His AI Startup

Agrawal launched Parallel Web Systems in late 2023, about a year after he was fired as CEO of Twitter following the company’s acquisition by Elon Musk.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>According to a report by Bloomberg, Reddit has also sued three other companies for scraping data from its website without obtaining permission.</li><li>Reddit stated in its complaint that these companies have been collecting data from the social media platform via Google Search results,&nbsp;with the aim of reselling it.</li><li>The social media platform also stated that Perplexity has been buying the collected Reddit data from at least one of the other companies named in the complaint.</li></ul>Reddit Inc. (RDDT) on Wednesday reportedly sued Perplexity AI Inc., accusing it of unlawfully scraping data from the social media platform to train its artificial intelligence-powered search engine.According to a&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-22/reddit-sues-perplexity-others-over-alleged-data-scraping">report</a> by Bloomberg, Reddit has also sued three other companies for scraping data from its website without obtaining permission. The three companies are Oxylabs UAB, AWMProxy, and SerpApi.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/RDDT">Reddit shares</a> were down more than 6% in Wednesday’s afternoon trade. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits around the company trended in the ‘bearish’ territory at the time of writing.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Data Collected Via Google Search Results, Says Reddit</h2>Reddit stated in its complaint that these companies have been collecting data from the social media platform via Google Search results, with the aim of reselling it, according to the report. The social media platform also stated that Perplexity has been buying the collected Reddit data from at least one of the other companies named in the complaint.Reddit’s Chief Legal Officer, Ben Lee, said that the pressure to obtain “quality human content” due to an arms race between AI companies has fueled an industrial-scale “data laundering economy,” according to the report.<blockquote>“Reddit is a prime target because it’s one of the largest and most dynamic collections of human conversation ever created.”— Ben Lee, Chief Legal Officer, Reddit</blockquote><h2 class="st-heading-2">Reddit’s Deals With OpenAI And Google</h2>Reddit has struck deals with OpenAI and Alphabet Inc.’s Google to license data from its platform. Its partnership with OpenAI integrates Reddit’s content on the AI startup’s platform, while the latter gets access to AI-powered tools for its users and moderators.However, Reddit has gone after other AI startups for unauthorized use of its content. The social media platform&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/reddit-takes-anthropic-to-court-over-ai-data-theft/chkuNM6RbD7">sued</a> OpenAI rival Anthropic in June, stating that the AI startup used Reddit data to train its AI models, without obtaining permission from the company.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/RDDT">RDDT stock</a> is up 18% year-to-date and 149% over the past 12 months.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/tesla-q3-earnings-what-gary-black-seth-goldstein-troy-teslike-think/cLG50lqR3qo">Tesla Q3 Earnings: Here’s What Gary Black, Seth Goldstein, Troy Teslike Think Of The Upcoming Results</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

A Reddit logo on a smartphone, with Artificial Intelligence inscriptions in the background. Reddit has content licensing partnerships with Google and OpenAI. (Photo by Avishek Das/Getty Images)

Reddit Sues Perplexity For Unlawfully Scraping Data To Train AI Search Engine: Report

According to a report by Bloomberg, Reddit has also sued three other companies for scraping data from its website without obtaining permission.

Perplexity has topped the rankings among free apps on&nbsp;Google’s Play Store in India, the company's CEO Aravind Srinivas said in a X post on late Monday, along with a mobile screenshot showing the Play Store chart.ChatGPT ranks third, and the Google Gemini app is at number four, according to the image&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/AravSrinivas/status/1977921067068076146?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">shared</a> by Srinivas. Arattai Messenger, an app developed by Indian software company Zoho, ranked second.&nbsp;&nbsp;The move marks a major win for Perplexity, whose chatbot provides concise, bullet-point answers to user queries and is increasingly viewed as a rising challenger to Google Search.India, with the world's second-largest Internet and smartphone user base after China, is a key emerging market for AI companies. OpenAI launched its first low-cost plan in the country earlier this year, before rolling it out in other regions. The ChatGPT operator and Amazon-backed Anthropic are in the process of opening local offices.Play Store rankings depict the top apps, based on multiple factors including downloads and searches, on Android-based phones. Broad estimates peg that three-fourths of the world's smartphones run on Android.Interestingly, app store rankings have been the subject of some debate in the past. ChatGPT is often featured at the top of Apple's App Store ranking in the U.S., on&nbsp;its suggestion pages.Elon Musk, whose xAI has the challenger Grok app, recently<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/elon-musk-xai-accuses-apple-openai/chsss4hRdSG">&nbsp;sued</a> Apple and OpenAI in August for colluding and hindering innovation in the AI industry.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.Read Next:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/aka-stock-soars-over-40-after-hours/ch6mi41R3ls">AKA Stock Soars Over 40% After-Hours, Draws Interest From Retail Traders</a>

Perplexity co-founder and CEO Aravind Srinivas speaks onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 on October 30, 2024 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

Perplexity Tops Google Play Charts In India, Surpassing ChatGPT And Gemini 

India, with the world's second-largest Internet and smartphone user base after China, is a key emerging market for AI companies.

Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity has secured commitments worth $200 million in new funding at a $20 billion valuation, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.Three-year-old Perplexity's soaring valuation — up from $14 billion in May and just $500 million at the start of last year — highlights the rapid acceleration in AI development, widely seen as tech's next big frontier.In recent years, adoption has surged among users and businesses alike, as players from OpenAI to Google and Amazon race to roll out new tools.Perplexity's AI bot is best known for generating clear and bulleted information to user queries, and is fast emerging as a competitor to Google Search. In response, Google has significantly broadened its AI Overview, a summary of search results displayed at the top of the results page.Interestingly, Perplexity is now making a play in the browser market. It recently launched an AI browser called Comet and has reportedly&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/perplexity-wants-chrome-offers-34-5-billion-to-buy-it-from-google/chrx7x9RdJj">offered</a> Google $34.5 billion to buy Chrome.A U.S. court last year ruled that Google illegally crushed its competition in online search, with the plaintiff in the case, the Justice Department, demanding that Google divest Chrome to remedy the situation.The Information&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/perplexity-finalizes-20-billion-valuation-round">report</a> did not have details of the investors in the latest round. Perplixity's existing backers include Nvidia, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Accel, SoftBank, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.Read Next:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/charlie-kirk-shooting-gun-stocks-jump-trump-condemns-killing/chwN5FiRdHI">Charlie Kirk Assassination: Gun Stocks Jump, Trump Media Trends After President Condemns 'Heinous' Killing</a>

The Perplexity AI app logo on a smartphone screen. (Photo by Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

AI Upstart Perplexity Hits Whopping $20B Valuation With New $200M Raise: Report

Perplexity's AI bot is best known for generating clear and bulleted information to user queries, and is fast emerging as a competitor to Google Search.

Apple (AAPL) has reportedly held internal discussions about potential acquisitions of French AI startup Mistral and U.S.-based Perplexity.According to a&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apples-aversion-big-deals-thwart-ai-push">report</a> by The Information, investment bankers approached Apple earlier this summer with proposals for large-scale artificial intelligence deals. Apple’s response so far has been lukewarm, reflecting its historical reluctance to pursue major acquisitions, the report said.It further noted that while peers like Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), and Alphabet’s (GOOG/GOOGL) Google have spent billions on AI partnerships and licensing agreements to secure talent and technology, Apple has mostly stuck to smaller purchases. The report also highlighted that the iPhone maker has completed about seven such deals this year, some of which have contributed to product development, but its overall approach has remained cautious.<a href="http://stocktwits.com/symbol/AAPL">Apple’s stock price</a> edged 0.03% lower in midday trade. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around the tech giant trended in ‘bearish’ territory over the past day.Mistral, based in Paris and founded in 2023, develops open-weight large language models that are designed to be smaller, faster, and easier to deploy than many U.S. competitors, while still excelling in reasoning and coding tasks. The company has pitched itself as Europe’s answer to&nbsp;<a href="http://stocktwits.com/symbol/OPENAI">OpenAI</a> and&nbsp;<a href="http://stocktwits.com/symbol/Anthropic">Anthropic.</a>Meanwhile, the U.S.-based Perplexity is known for operating an AI-powered search and answer engine that combines large language models with live web indexing. Its product emphasizes transparency by citing sources alongside responses, positioning it as a potential alternative to Google in information retrieval. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/PERPLEXITY">Perplexity</a> trended in ‘bearish’ territory over the past day.&nbsp;&nbsp;Apple’s $20 billion&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/alphabet-stock-climbs-google-defends-170825547.html">agreement</a> with Alphabet to make Google the default search engine on iPhones is still ongoing in court. It was also&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/22/google-shares-rise-on-report-of-apple-using-gemini-for-siri.html">reported</a> last week that Apple and Google may be deepening their relationship with a partnership to use Gemini for a revamped version of Siri, Apple’s voice assistant.Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/canary-capital-files-to-list-trump-coin-etf/chsHUsTRdjV">Canary Capital Files To List Trump Coin ETF</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

Customers visit an Apple store at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 15, 2025. Malaysia seeks to lower US tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump to less than 20%. 

Apple Reportedly Discusses Acquiring Mistral And Perplexity, But Remains Wary Of Big Deals

According to The Information, investment bankers pitched Apple on large AI deals this summer, but the company’s lukewarm response hinted at its reluctance toward major acquisitions.

Nikkei, Inc., the publisher of Japan's largest business newspaper and owner of the UK's Financial Times, said on Tuesday it has sued Perplexity&nbsp;AI in a Tokyo court and sought damages of 2.2 billion yen ($14.97 million) for copying and distributing its content without permission.The Asahi Shimbun Co., one of the oldest general news newspapers in the country, filed an identical suit on Tuesday, following a similar move by Japan's largest newspaper by circulation, the Yomiuri Shimbun.Complaints by Nikkei and the Asahi Shimbun, which also seek an injunction, state that Perplexity bypassed technical safeguards against content use and accessed their servers to gather articles.The AI company then created and disseminated summaries in breach of Japan's Copyright Act, and hurt the companies' commercial interests. In some cases, Perplexity's summarized articles were inaccurate, damaging the credibility of the publishers.Claims for copyright infringement are not new for Perplexity and the industry leader, OpenAI. In the home market, Perlexity is arguing its case in a lawsuit brought against it by Dow Jones, a financial news powerhouse, while The New York Times has sued the operator of ChatGPT.To mitigate, Perplexity has <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/perplexity-publishers-revenue-share-ai-searches/chssFa1Rd1Z">reportedly</a> offered to share its revenue with some publishers, according to a Bloomberg report on Monday. Meanwhile, OpenAI has struck multi-year content licensing and technology subscription agreements with a variety of publishers, including the Associated Press, and news media groups such as News Corp, which owns Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, as well as Germany's Axel Springer.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/perplexity-publishers-revenue-share-ai-searches/chssFa1Rd1Z">Perplexity</a> is not publicly listed. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits around the company was in the ‘bearish’ territory at the time of writing.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.Read Next:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/puma-retail-traders-turn-bearish-after-report-of-owner-mulling-mega-stake-sale/chsHo6wRdjb">Puma Retail Traders Turn Bearish After Report Of Owner Mulling Mega Stake Sale</a>

 In this photo illustration, Perplexity AI logo is seen on a smartphone and on a pc screen. (Source: Getty Images)

Japan’s Nikkei, Asahi Sue Perplexity AI For Nearly $15M Over Copyright Breach

Publishers allege the AI firm bypassed safeguards, scraped servers, and distributed inaccurate summaries in violation of Japan’s Copyright Act.

Perplexity AI Inc. has reportedly offered news publishers a share in the revenue it generates from AI searches, amid concerns from outlets that&nbsp;features like these are eating into their web traffic and thereby, income.According to a&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-25/perplexity-to-let-publishers-share-in-revenue-from-ai-searches">report</a> by Bloomberg, Perplexity has set aside $42.5 million to share with publishers as part of this program.“AI is helping to create a better internet, but publishers still need to get paid. So we think this is actually the right solution, and we're happy to make adjustments along the way,” said Perplexity’s co-founder and CEO, Aravind Srinivas, according to the report.According to the terms of Perplexity’s new AI search revenue sharing program, publishers will be able to earn money when their content appears in search queries in the startup’s Comet web browser, when Comet’s AI assistant uses this content to complete tasks, or when publishers receive traffic through the browser, the report said.The firm said it will pay for this program through the revenue it generates from Comet Plus, which is a new subscription option in the Comet web browser.&nbsp; Users will have to pay $5 a month to get a curated set of content from publishers who are a part of Perplexity’s new AI search revenue-sharing program, which is similar to Apple Inc.’s News+ service, according to Srinivas.However, while Apple shares with publishers only 50% of the revenue it generates through Apple News+, Perplexity will share 80%, according to the report.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/PERPLEXITY">Perplexity</a> is not a publicly listed entity currently. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits around the company was in the ‘bearish’ territory at the time of writing.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/dan-ives-nvidia-earnings-flex-the-muscle-moment/chssNvJRd1K">Dan Ives Says Nvidia Earnings Will Be Another ‘Flex The Muscles Moment’</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

In this photo illustration, the Perplexity AI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Perplexity To Offer Publishers Share In Revenue From AI Searches: Report

According to a Bloomberg report, Perplexity has set aside $42.5 million to share with publishers as part of this program.

OpenAI on Tuesday announced its cheapest ChatGPT subscription plan yet, starting with a rollout in India, according to a company blog post.The effort is meant to attract more users in India, the world's most populous country, and already ChatGPT's&nbsp;second-largest&nbsp;market.The new ChatGPT Go plan is priced at 399 rupees ($4.57) a month. That compares to the $20-a-month ChatGPT Plus, the most affordable plan earlier.The move echoes a similar strategy by streaming giant Netflix, which introduced a cheaper plan for mobile-only use, initially in India before expanding to other markets.Announcing the launch on the social media platform X, Vice President and head of the ChatGPT app Nick Turley <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/nickaturley/status/1957613818902892985">said</a> ChatGPT Go offers users 10 times higher message limits, image generation, and file uploads, and twice the memory compared to the free version."Making ChatGPT more affordable has been a key ask from users! We're rolling out Go in India first and will learn from feedback before expanding to other countries," Turley added.OpenAI currently offers two other paid plans: ChatGPT Plus, which costs 1,999 rupees a month in India or $20 internationally, and its top-tier ChatGPT Pro,&nbsp;which is priced at 19,900 rupees a month in India or $200 internationally.The development comes as rival Perplexity offers its Pro subscription, for free over a limited time, to top Indian colleges and to users through a partnership with telecom company Airtel.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/OPENAI">OpenAI</a> has accelerated the pace of new rollouts this year, with ChatGPT-5 being its biggest product update in the recent past. The company, with a nearly $1 billion a month revenue rate and about 700 million monthly active users for ChatGPT, is widely regarded as the top AI company in the world.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.Read Next:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/ex-jpm-strategist-sees-ai-bubble-building-after-mit-study-shows-95-of-enterprises-invested-in-gen-ai-have-generated-zero-returns/chsg77MRdg2">Ex-JPM Strategist Sees 'AI Bubble' Building After MIT Study Shows 95% Of Enterprises Invested in GenAI Have Generated ‘Zero’ Returns</a>

ChatGPT on App Store displayed on a phone screen. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

OpenAI Channels Netflix Playbook, Introduces Budget ChatGPT Tier In India First 

In 2019, Netflix introduced a cheaper plan for mobile-only use, initially in India before expanding to other markets.

The bid to own Google's Chrome browser might turn into a three-way contest.In an investor note following a Wall Street Journal report that Perplexity extended an unsolicited $34.5 billion offer to buy Chrome, RBC Capital Markets stated that OpenAI could comfortably place a higher bid should Google put the browser up for sale.Chrome is critical to ramping distribution for horizontal GenAI applications, and thus, OpenAI would potentially be prepared to pay significantly more for it in an auction scenario, the research firm said.The developments come as the U.S. Justice Department is pressuring Google to divest Chrome as one of the remedies to address its monopolistic position in the Internet search market, as deemed by a U.S. district court in August last year.RBC said the judge is expected to rule on the remedies for Google this month. If a forced auction is ordered, multiple potential buyers, including OpenAI, are likely to step forward.On Tuesday, the WSJ broke the news of <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/perplexity-wants-chrome-offers-34-5-billion-to-buy-it-from-google/chrx7x9RdJj">Perplexity's bid for Chrome</a>, adding that the AI firm has commitments from venture capital investors. The reported deal price is nearly twice Perplexity's last reported valuation.Brad Shimmin, from research firm Futurum Group, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJu659XEEnw">called</a> it a "dramatic shift in the AI infrastructure landscape," drawing parallels to the 1995 showdown between Firefox and Microsoft (MSFT) for the web browser on desktops."We're seeing the same thing play out today with Google, Perplexity, and frontier (AI) model makers like OpenAI vying for control over the AI experience on the web."Patrick Moorhead, CEO of technology advisory firm Moor Insights &amp; Strategy, believes the WSJ report was a “great PR stunt” by Perplexity. "If nothing else, it shows the importance of browser-based AI," he said in an <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/PatrickMoorhead/status/1955294098610700690">X post</a>.To be sure, OpenAI is better positioned than Perplexity to make significant purchases. The Microsoft-backed company is <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/sam-altman-openai-now-rakes-in-1-billion-dollars-monthly/chohy4yR5Cy">clocking</a> close to $1 billion a month in revenue, thanks to approximately 700 million monthly active users for its ChatGPT app, and recently closed a record $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank.On the product side, it is gaining traction after the recent rollout of its latest <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/open-ai-launches-chat-gpt-5-heres-whats-changed/chrmfawRd3h">GPT-5 model</a> and a partnership to power AI features on Apple devices.However, analysts broadly note that Google is unlikely to part with Chrome, which has a nearly 70% market share, given its central role in promoting the company's AI features. Google is rapidly integrating more AI functionality into Search, with AI Overviews being the most notable recent rollout.According to an <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/openai-release-web-browser-challenge-google-chrome-2025-07-09/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">exclusive report</a> in Reuters last month, OpenAI is expected to introduce its own web browser.&nbsp;Perplexity recently unveiled its Comet browser, which integrates the company’s AI search tools and assistant. This browser will initially be available only to subscribers of the $200-per-month Perplexity Max plan, with a broader rollout planned via invite.&nbsp;For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.Read Next: <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/goodyear-tires-post-earnings-20-plunge-doesnt-shake-retail-bulls-even-as-wall-street-analysts-remain-split/chrC270RdBL">Goodyear Tire's Post-Earnings 20% Plunge Doesn't Shake Retail Bulls Even As Wall Street Analysts Remain Split</a>

In this photo illustration, the logo of OpenAI is displayed on a smartphone screen with Chrome logo in the background. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

OpenAI May Outbid Perplexity’s $34.5B Offer For Chrome If Google Puts Browser On The Market: Analyst 

The U.S. Justice Department is pressuring Google to divest Chrome as part of its remedies to address Google’s monopolistic position in the Search market.

PERPLEXITY
Perplexity AI, Inc.

Latest PERPLEXITY News

PERPLEXITYPerplexity AI, Inc.

Latest PERPLEXITY News

PERPLEXITY
Perplexity AI, Inc.