A Practical Guide to Getting More Done
Perplexity at Work outlines how to become a “team‑of‑one” by using Comet, Email Assistant, Labs, and Spaces as always‑on collaborators embedded in your browser and tools. From summarizing chaos across tabs and inboxes to generating board‑ready decks, lead‑gen dashboards, and data‑driven performance reviews, the report demonstrates how AI can quietly handle the grind so your time is spent on strategic decisions and visible results.
ZoomInfo vs Apollo Moving Forward
ZoomInfo secured an early procedural win in its Delaware patent suit against Apollo, as the court refused to toss claims covering ZoomInfo’s predictive lead‑generation and engagement‑recommendation patents and left the existing schedule intact apart from moving the claim construction hearing to later in the day on May 7, 2026.
Crypto Custody Rules Are Changing
The SEC just rewrote the crypto custody playbook, quietly allowing Wall Street broker-dealers to claim “control” of your bitcoin through contracts instead of holding the private keys themselves—a move that smooths the way for banks to offer crypto, but could blur who really owns your coins if things go sideways in bankruptcy.
NIST Releases Preliminary AI Cybersecurity Framework
NIST has published a draft Cyber AI Profile that turns its CSF 2.0 into a practical checklist for teams deploying or defending with AI. It shows organizations which AI-related actions to prioritize across securing models and data, using AI in SOC operations, and hardening infrastructure against AI-driven attacks, with feedback open through Jan. 30, 2026.
TikTok Inks US Deal
After years of uncertainty, and to avoid ban, TikTok has agreed to create a new U.S. unit majority‑owned by American investors and overseen by a U.S.‑dominated board, shifting data onto Oracle‑run servers and retraining its algorithm in a bid to satisfy Washington’s national security demands.
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Paypal Wants to Become the House
Building on more than $30 billion in small-business financing since 2013, PayPal is seeking approval to form PayPal Bank, a Utah-chartered industrial bank that will reduce reliance on third parties, expand lending, and introduce FDIC‑insured savings products for U.S. businesses.
The Goalposts for What’s Considered “Wealthy” Are Moving
In today’s economy, a new Charles Schwab survey shows millionaire status no longer guarantees affluence. Respondents put the wealth line at $2.3 million and “comfort” at roughly $839,000, framing wealth less as excess and more as basic security and a low-anxiety lifestyle.
Coursera and Udemy Joining Forces
The combined company plans to double down on AI-powered learning, building on Coursera’s partnerships with OpenAI and Anthropic and Udemy’s new AI microlearning product, aiming to meet surging demand for AI skills that many hiring managers now treat as a requirement.
One Third of New Companies Are Now Started by Solo Founders
Using Carta data on tens of thousands of startups, “The State of Solo Founding” finds that solo‑led companies are no longer second‑class citizens in venture: they raise comparable priced rounds, follow similar dilution curves, and are claiming a growing share of total capital. Because they never split founder equity, solo CEOs arrive at exit with materially larger stakes and slightly faster exits, reshaping how investors should underwrite “key‑person risk” versus co‑founder risk.
New Brain Glucose Monitoring Could Catch Alzheimer’s Earlier
Scientists at Northern Arizona University are developing a simple blood test that reads brain “fuel use” from tiny particles called microvesicles, potentially revealing Alzheimer’s disease years before symptoms appear and enabling heart‑style prevention strategies for brain health.
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