SoftBank invests in Google alternative Perplexity AI at $3B valuation

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Japanese tech investment firm SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund 2 will invest between $10 million and $20 million in U.S. search startup Perplexity AI, Bloomberg News reports. The funding values the artificial intelligence-powered Google search alternative at $3 billion, it said. Also read: SK Telecom and Perplexity partner to offer AI-powered search engine SoftBank’s investment