AI's Middle Layer Is Collapsing: Why Unicorns Are Buying What Big Tech Won't
OpenAI made 18 acquisitions since 2023. Databricks, Anthropic, Perplexity followed. The AI middle layer — dev tools, infra, vertical SaaS — is being absorbed.
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OpenAI made 18 acquisitions since 2023. Databricks, Anthropic, Perplexity followed. The AI middle layer — dev tools, infra, vertical SaaS — is being absorbed.
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