Perplexity AI is an advanced AI search engine that transforms how users access and comprehend information by providing conversational and verifiable answers supported by citations from trusted sources. It offers desktop and mobile applications, APIs, and online LLMs, serving professionals, casual users, and developers in the fields of generative AI and information retrieval.
Reddit has filed a lawsuit in a New York federal court accusing Perplexity and several data scraping firms of illegally obtaining and reselling Reddit data through Google search results to train AI systems.
Rumble has announced a strategic partnership with Perplexity AI to integrate AI tools for improved content discovery on its platform, as stated in a press release by Global Newswire.
Perplexity AI has acquired Visual Electric, an AI-based image and video generation platform, to develop new consumer product experiences. Visual Electric will wind down its operations over the next 90 days.
Perplexity AI has raised $200 million in new funding, reaching a $20 billion valuation, according to The Information. This comes just two months after a previous funding round at an $18 billion valuation.
Perplexity AI has introduced 'Perplexity for Government,' a secure version of its AI-powered search engine designed for federal employees, according to FedScoop. This new offering aims to enhance security by automatically detecting federal networks and blocking data retention.
PayPal and Venmo users can now access Perplexity's AI-powered Comet browser and receive a free year of Perplexity Pro, as announced by PayPal.
Apple is reportedly considering acquiring French AI startups Mistral and Perplexity to enhance its AI capabilities, according to Reuters.
Perplexity AI is launching a revenue-sharing program for publishers, allocating $42.5 million to compensate them for content used in its AI search engine.
Perplexity's Comet browser was found vulnerable to prompt injection attacks, allowing malicious instructions to be executed. The issue has been patched, but concerns about AI browser security remain.
Perplexity AI has enhanced its Finance dashboard by introducing live transcriptions of earnings calls for Indian stocks, along with a schedule for these calls.
Perplexity AI is preparing for a new funding round at a $20 billion valuation to support its $34.5 billion bid for Google's Chrome browser.
Perplexity AI has made an unsolicited $34.5 billion cash offer to acquire Chrome from Alphabet, promising to keep Chromium open source and invest $3 billion in the project.
Artmarket.com has reported double-digit growth in Q2 2025, driven by its partnership with Perplexity AI, which integrates advanced AI tools into its offerings.
Yomiuri Shimbun has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI, alleging unauthorized use of over 100,000 articles, seeking damages and cessation of article reproduction.
Perplexity AI disputes Cloudflare's claims of unauthorized web scraping, arguing that their AI assistants operate differently from traditional bots.
PitchBook has announced partnerships with Anthropic, Perplexity, Rogo, and Hebbia to integrate its private capital market data into AI-driven workflows, enhancing accessibility and usability for financial professionals.
Perplexity AI is in discussions with mobile device manufacturers to preinstall its Comet AI browser on smartphones, aiming to expand its user base.
Bharti Airtel has partnered with Perplexity AI to provide a free one-year subscription to Perplexity Pro for its 360 million customers, enhancing their access to advanced AI-driven search and task automation.
Nvidia and Perplexity AI are partnering with European firms to develop localized AI models, leveraging Nvidia's DGX Cloud Lepton platform.
LegalZoom has announced a strategic partnership with Perplexity to offer legal services directly within the Perplexity platform, providing Pro subscribers with exclusive offers and discounts.
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