Indian-origin entrepreneurs lead immigrant founders of US unicorns, having created or co-created 96 billion-dollar startups, according to an NFAP study. Immigrants founded 59% of American unicorns, with companies such as Perplexity AI, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Anthropic driving innovation and jobs
As AI adoption grows, users are exploring alternatives to ChatGPT and Gemini for different tasks. Chatbots like Claude, Perplexity AI, Microsoft Copilot, DeepSeek and Meta AI are gaining popularity for writing, research, coding, workplace productivity and everyday social media interactions
Perplexity AI has overtaken ChatGPT to become the No.1 free app on Apple’s App Store after partnering with Airtel, which now offers free access to its Rs 17,000/year Pro plan. The AI startup is gaining momentum in the intensifying global AI race.
