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Perplexity AI, the AI-powered search engine, has reportedly begun a new round of funding discussions, looking to more than double its valuation to $8 billion or higher. According to The Wall Street Journal, the tech company, valued at $3 billion in June, is now seeking to raise approximately $500 million. Over the past year, it has already completed three rounds of funding.

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The exterior of the house in Chiang Mai. Fred Jones. A month after retiring from his 26-year career in law enforcement, Fred Jones moved from Florida to Thailand. He now lives in a $540-a-month two-bedroom house in Chiang Mai with his wife and their dog. He says life is cheaper, safer, and less stressful than it was back in the US.