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Perplexity

🌎 perplexity.ai

Perplexity is a free AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to any question. It is designed to power curiosity with answers backed by up-to-date sources, utilizing advanced technologies such as natural language processing and machine learning to deliver precise and relevant search results.

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Perplexity - Latest News and Updates

• Perplexity has integrated its Sonar Models with CodeGPT, allowing users to ask questions and search the web directly from their IDE.
• On April 26, Perplexity announced Comet, a browser for agentic search.
• Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas announced that their new browser, launching in May, will track user activity to sell personalized ads and revealed a partnership with Motorola for pre-installation on the Razr series.
• Perplexity's CEO Aravind Srinivas revealed that their new Comet web browser aims to collect extensive user data to enhance ad targeting, raising privacy concerns.
• Perplexity's Chief Business Officer Dmitry Shevelenko testified that Google's contract with Lenovo's Motorola blocked the use of Perplexity AI as the default assistant on new devices.

• Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas discussed on 'Squawk Box' that the market for providing answers to questions will become a commodity.
• Perplexity will testify in the DOJ's antitrust case against Google, advocating for mandated choice screens on smartphones to ensure fair search competition, with CEO Aravind Srinivas emphasizing the need for fairer access rather than a breakup.
• Perplexity, led by CEO Aravind Srinivas, prioritized user awareness and adoption over technical capabilities, reaching 10 million monthly active users in 2 years by focusing on distribution and user experience.
• At the 2025 HBS Entrepreneurship Summit, Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity, highlighted the company's $9 billion valuation and its innovative revenue-sharing model.
• Perplexity plans to launch its AI-powered browser 'Comet' with personalized ads and expressed interest in acquiring Chrome if Google is forced to divest it, according to CEO Aravind Srinivas and Chief Business Officer Dmitry Shevelenko.

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