One-Minute Daily AI News 1/18/2025

1. Perplexity AI makes a bid to merge with TikTok U.S.[1]
2. Google Maps is turning 20 — it’s mapping three more countries and adding AI capabilities.[2]
3. ‘A death penalty’: Ph.D. student says U of M expelled him over unfair AI allegation .[3]
4. Google signs deal with AP to deliver up-to-date news through its Gemini AI chatbot.[4]

Sources:

[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/18/perplexity-ai-makes-a-bid-to-merge-with-tiktok-us.html

[2] https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/18/google-maps-turns-20-adds-ai-features-new-countries-to-beat-apple.html

[3] https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/01/17/phd-student-says-university-of-minnesota-expelled-him-over-ai-allegation

[4] https://apnews.com/article/google-gemini-ai-associated-press-ap-0b57bcf8c80dd406daa9ba916adacfaf