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Command Line is a weekly newsletter about the tech industry’s inside conversation. Each week, The Verge’s Alex Heath peels back the curtain on tech’s most influential players, delivering scoops, interviews, and analysis you won’t find elsewhere. Subscribe to The Verge for exclusive access.
![TikTok isn’t out of the woods yet](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25829977/STK051_TIKTOKBAN_B_CVirginia_C.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.303921568627%2C0%2C65.392156862745%2C100&w=2400)
![TikTok isn’t out of the woods yet](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25829977/STK051_TIKTOKBAN_B_CVirginia_C.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.95588235294118%2C0%2C98.088235294118%2C100&w=2400)
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![Meta goes to war with leakers](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25822590/STK169_ZUCKERBERG_MAGA_STKS491_CVIRGINIA_C.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Meta goes to war with leakers](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25822590/STK169_ZUCKERBERG_MAGA_STKS491_CVIRGINIA_C.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Mark Zuckerberg to employees in leaked all-hands meeting: ‘buckle up’](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25546252/STK169_Mark_Zuckerburg_CVIRGINIA_D.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Meta’s CEO agonized about leaks, defended working with Trump, and gushed about AI and smart glasses.
![The AI spending frenzy is just getting started](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25844307/STKB318_STARGATE_CVIRGINIA_B.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The AI spending frenzy is just getting started](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25844307/STKB318_STARGATE_CVIRGINIA_B.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![How TikTok backed itself into a corner](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25829975/STK051_TIKTOKBAN_B_CVirginia_A.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.303921568627%2C0%2C65.392156862745%2C100&w=2400)
![How TikTok backed itself into a corner](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25829975/STK051_TIKTOKBAN_B_CVirginia_A.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.95588235294118%2C0%2C98.088235294118%2C100&w=2400)
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![What does Mark Zuckerberg want from Donald Trump?](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25822588/STK169_ZUCKERBERG_MAGA_STKS491_CVIRGINIA_B.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![What does Mark Zuckerberg want from Donald Trump?](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25822588/STK169_ZUCKERBERG_MAGA_STKS491_CVIRGINIA_B.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Answering your questions about AI, smart glasses, TikTok, and more](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24533927/STK149_AI_Writing.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Answering your questions about AI, smart glasses, TikTok, and more](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24533927/STK149_AI_Writing.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![The AI talent wars are just getting started](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25799696/Raveen_Rao_CL_site_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The AI talent wars are just getting started](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25799696/Raveen_Rao_CL_site_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![The long-shot plan to save TikTok from a US ban](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25789036/Frank_McCourt_CL_site_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The long-shot plan to save TikTok from a US ban](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25789036/Frank_McCourt_CL_site_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![What Arm’s CEO makes of the Intel debacle](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25777502/Rene_Haas_Arm_Command_Line_site_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![What Arm’s CEO makes of the Intel debacle](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25777502/Rene_Haas_Arm_Command_Line_site_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Is AI hitting a wall?](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25646313/STK485_STK414_AI_SAFETY_B.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Is AI hitting a wall?](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25646313/STK485_STK414_AI_SAFETY_B.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Spotify’s CEO on why this new video push is different](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25735472/2184619096.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C15.2%2C100%2C69.6&w=2400)
![Spotify’s CEO on why this new video push is different](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25735472/2184619096.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C21.32%2C100%2C46.4&w=2400)
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![Why Robinhood’s CEO thinks prediction markets are here to stay](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23926004/acastro_STK049_02.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Why Robinhood’s CEO thinks prediction markets are here to stay](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23926004/acastro_STK049_02.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![X was supposed to be a bank by now](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25535556/STK160_X_TWITTER__C.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![X was supposed to be a bank by now](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25535556/STK160_X_TWITTER__C.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Google plans to announce its next Gemini model soon](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24016884/STK093_Google_05.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Google plans to announce its next Gemini model soon](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24016884/STK093_Google_05.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![How Google is changing to compete with ChatGPT](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24016883/STK093_Google_06.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![How Google is changing to compete with ChatGPT](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24016883/STK093_Google_06.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![The kinds of devices Meta wants to make next](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25637474/247282_Meta_Ray_Ban_ltd_edition_VPavic_0042.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The kinds of devices Meta wants to make next](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25637474/247282_Meta_Ray_Ban_ltd_edition_VPavic_0042.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Evan Spiegel on why Snap is betting on Spectacles](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25628651/Evan_Spiegel_Spectacles_site_wide_Command_Line.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Evan Spiegel on why Snap is betting on Spectacles](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25628651/Evan_Spiegel_Spectacles_site_wide_Command_Line.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Your CEO’s favorite podcast](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25620014/Acquired_Live_show_CL_site_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Your CEO’s favorite podcast](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25620014/Acquired_Live_show_CL_site_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Roblox’s CEO on getting to 1 billion users](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25607383/David_Baszucki_CL_site_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Roblox’s CEO on getting to 1 billion users](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25607383/David_Baszucki_CL_site_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Meta and Snap are about to show off their new AR glasses](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25582839/Zuckerberg_v_Spiegel.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Meta and Snap are about to show off their new AR glasses](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25582839/Zuckerberg_v_Spiegel.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Eric Schmidt says the quiet part out loud](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25574312/Eric_Schmidt_Command_Line.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Eric Schmidt says the quiet part out loud](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25574312/Eric_Schmidt_Command_Line.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Google takes another startup out of the AI race](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25557743/Noam_Shazeer_CL_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Google takes another startup out of the AI race](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25557743/Noam_Shazeer_CL_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![The AI race’s biggest shift yet](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25547305/command_line_zuck_16x9.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The AI race’s biggest shift yet](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25547305/command_line_zuck_16x9.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Google is trying to steal the Ray-Ban partnership from Meta](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25538603/Meta_Ray_Ban_Command_Line_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Google is trying to steal the Ray-Ban partnership from Meta](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25538603/Meta_Ray_Ban_Command_Line_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![A Snap exec is out following HR complaints](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24719883/Command_Line_Site_Post_Snapchat.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![A Snap exec is out following HR complaints](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24719883/Command_Line_Site_Post_Snapchat.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Reddit escalates its fight against AI bots](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24739225/Command_Line_Site_Post_Reddit.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Reddit escalates its fight against AI bots](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24739225/Command_Line_Site_Post_Reddit.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Meta forms new Wearables group and lays off some employees](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24719857/Meta.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Meta forms new Wearables group and lays off some employees](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24719857/Meta.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![What went wrong at BeReal and what comes next](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25494943/Alex_Yazdi_Voodoo_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![What went wrong at BeReal and what comes next](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25494943/Alex_Yazdi_Voodoo_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Silicon Valley warms up to Donald Trump](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25481953/David_Sacks_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Silicon Valley warms up to Donald Trump](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25481953/David_Sacks_wide.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![The AI drama is heating up](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25473315/Elon_Musk_and_Yann_LeCun.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The AI drama is heating up](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25473315/Elon_Musk_and_Yann_LeCun.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Google and OpenAI are racing to rewire the internet](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25450290/command_line.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Google and OpenAI are racing to rewire the internet](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25450290/command_line.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Meta is quietly winning the AI wearable race](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24719857/Meta.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Meta is quietly winning the AI wearable race](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24719857/Meta.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![What happens to TikTok?](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25420949/command_line_sou_chew_16x9.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![What happens to TikTok?](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25420949/command_line_sou_chew_16x9.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Q&A: Mark Zuckerberg on winning the AI race](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25235111/Command_Line_Site_Post_Mark_Zuckberg_Jan_24.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Q&A: Mark Zuckerberg on winning the AI race](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25235111/Command_Line_Site_Post_Mark_Zuckberg_Jan_24.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Roblox heads to Washington](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25372041/Command_Line_Site_Post_David_Baszucki.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Roblox heads to Washington](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25372041/Command_Line_Site_Post_David_Baszucki.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Amazon scrambles for its place in the AI race](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24720534/Command_Line_Site_Post_Andy_Jassy.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Amazon scrambles for its place in the AI race](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24720534/Command_Line_Site_Post_Andy_Jassy.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Microsoft reuses its OpenAI playbook](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25350557/Command_Line_Site_Post_Microsoft.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Microsoft reuses its OpenAI playbook](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25350557/Command_Line_Site_Post_Microsoft.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Perplexity is ready to take on Google](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25338211/Command_Line_CEO_of_Perplexity_Aravind_Srinivas_3x2.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Perplexity is ready to take on Google](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25338211/Command_Line_CEO_of_Perplexity_Aravind_Srinivas_3x2.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Google’s morale crisis is about to get worse](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24719856/Command_Line_Site_Post_Google.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Google’s morale crisis is about to get worse](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24719856/Command_Line_Site_Post_Google.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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