Perplexity Labs Reshapes Research

Hi everyone,

Perplexity has launched Perplexity Labs, a game-changing tool for converting ideas into projects with speed and precision, raising the bar for research tools.

Deepseek’s new update to its R1 model promises some fascinating advancements that are bound to shake things up in the AI field.

Also, checkout our partners:

• Wistia (State of video in 2025)

• Hubspot (AI shortcuts for busy professionals)

Let's get right into it

In this issue:

• 🤝 In Partnership: Video trends that drive results

• 🤿Deep Dive: Perplexity launched Perplexity Labs

• 🖼️AI Art: Examples of great and trending AI art

• 🤝 Supported by: AI shortcuts for busy professionals

• 🤿Deep Dive: Significant update to Deepseek’s R1 model

• ⚒️Tool Snapshots: Tools for AI, no-code, and productivity

• 📰Top News: News on AI, no-code, and productivity

🤝IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WISTIA

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

Perplexity Search Launches Perplexity Labs for Enhanced Research and Project Development

Intelligence: Perplexity Search has unveiled Perplexity Labs, an innovative tool designed to help users transform ideas into actionable projects through advanced research and analysis capabilities.

• Aimed at users seeking to bring comprehensive ideas to life, enabling tasks like report generation and app development.

• Labs can complete projects in about 10 minutes, significantly reducing the time required compared to traditional methods, which could take days.

• Labs utilize features like deep web browsing, code execution, and asset creation (charts, images) to enhance outcomes.

• Users can manage all project materials through the "Assets" tab, which organizes files such as CSVs and generated charts for easy access.

• Labs can write and execute code, making it possible to structure data and create various document types automatically.

• Useful for diverse tasks, including marketing campaigns, financial analysis, and week-long meal planning.

• While Deep Research (now simply called Research) offers fast answers in minutes, Labs is focused on deeper engagement and more complex deliverables, typically requiring over 10 minutes of use.

🖼️ AI ART

Examples of great and trending AI art

🤝SUPPORTED BY HUBSPOT

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

DeepSeek Enhances AI Competitiveness with R1-0528 Update

Intelligence: Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has announced an update to its R1 reasoning model, intensifying competition in the AI market against US giants like OpenAI and Google.

• The R1-0528 update reportedly enhances DeepSeek's reasoning and inference capabilities, positioning it more closely to leading models like OpenAI's o3 and Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro.

• The "minor trial upgrade" was publicly shared in a WeChat group and reported by Bloomberg, with an invitation for users to test the new version.

• The update improves complex task management and reduces "hallucinations," or false outputs, by 45-50%, particularly in summarizing and rewriting tasks.

• DeepSeek added functionalities for creative writing, front-end code generation, and role-playing tasks, further expanding the model's utility.

• The initial R1 model’s viral launch impacted technology stocks and shifted perceptions about the resources needed for successful AI models, prompting rivals like Alibaba and Tencent to introduce competing offerings.

⚒️ TOOL SNAPSHOTS

Futuristic tools within AI, no-code, and productivity

• 🤖 ZEPIC - Your swift and smart AI for personalized marketing campaigns. Free to try.

• 📝 Tyce - Intelligent AI agent for effortless document creation. Free to try.

• 🔍 Refero 4.0 - Comprehensive resource for web & iOS design inspiration. Free option available.

• ⚙️ Retool Agents - Enabling autonomous AI for seamless business workflow execution. Free option available.

• 🔧 Tempo MCP App Store - Simultaneously design, build, and expedite app development. Free to try.

📰 TOP NEWS

News on AI, no-code, automation, and productivity

🤖 Google AI Tells Users It's Still 2024

Google's AI Overviews briefly displayed the wrong year, telling users it's 2024, prompting a quick fix and a promise to improve accuracy in future updates.

🔍 YouTube Adds Lens Search to Shorts

YouTube is rolling out a beta feature that lets users search objects, landmarks, and more within Shorts by using the Lens tool directly in the mobile app.

📰 New York Times Content Coming to Alexa and Amazon AI

The New York Times has signed a multi-year licensing deal with Amazon to provide news summaries, recipes, and sports content for Alexa and AI training purposes.

🖼️ Manus Slides Now Creates Full Decks from One Prompt

Manus has launched a new tool that instantly generates structured presentations from a single prompt, with built-in editing and easy sharing options.

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