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Apple has held internal talks about buying two AI companies, French startup Mistral and US-based Perplexity. This move aims to help Apple catch up with rivals like Google and Samsung in AI technology. Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said the company is open to bigger AI acquisitions to speed up its plans. Mistral is valued at over $6 billion and backed by Nvidia. Perplexity is supported by Nvidia and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. So far, neither Apple nor the two companies have confirmed the talks. Apple has been cautious about big purchases but may change its approach to compete better in AI. This news came out on 26 Aug 2025. (Updated 27 Aug 2025, 09:55 IST; source: link)