Perplexity

AI startup Perplexity, backed by Amazon.com, Inc. founder Jeff Bezos, is set to triple its valuation in its fourth funding round this year. What Happened: Perplexity is finalizing a funding round that would see its valuation skyrocket to $9 billion, an increase from its valuation of...

On Friday, Perplexity, an artificial intelligence startup, announced an AI-powered Election Information Hub, promising real-time vote counts and candidate summaries. What Happened: The hub, which will be operational on Election Day, Nov. 5, is designed to provide AI-generated answers to voting...

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas’s revelation about the ongoing wait for a green card has prompted Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to criticize the immigration system. What Happened: Earlier this week, a user on X, formerly Twitter, highlighted the challenges of immigrating to the U.S.,...

Perplexity, an artificial intelligence startup, is in discussions to raise its valuation to $8 billion or higher in its latest funding round, a significant increase from its previous valuation of $3 billion. What Happened: The San Francisco-based company, which has seen its valuation triple in the...

Reddit Inc. (NYSE:RDDT) CEO Steve Huffman explained restricting access to its content after he previously called on Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Anthropic, and Perplexity to pay for continue scrapping the site’s data. What Happened: On Tuesday, during Reddit’s second-quarter...

During a recent podcast, Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity, an AI chatbot-powered search engine, discussed how Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos‘ management style has impacted his approach to running the company. What Happened: Srinivas, in a conversation with Lex Fridman on the Lex...

Perplexity, an AI-powered search engine supported by Amazon‘s Jeff Bezos and frequently used by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, highlights concerns over Google‘s ad-heavy model. The CEO of the AI search engine cites decreasing engagement and a growing desire for more direct, user-centric...

Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity AI is gearing up to introduce "native" ads in its service, joining the ranks of Alphabet Inc.'s Google which initially believed search should be free of advertisements. What Happened: Perplexity, a self-proclaimed competitor to Google, is preparing to roll out native...

Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity AI, OpenAI's ChatGPT, and Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google Gemini are among the most popular AI chatbots out there. These generative AI tools offer the simplicity of conversations and combine it with the power of the internet. AI chatbots are...

Jeff Bezos-backed AI tool Perplexity has a new fan – a top ex-Googler. Kubernetes developer Kelsey Hightower thinks Perplexity AI will replace search engines like Google one day. What Happened: Influential tech personality, Kelsey Hightower, recently tried out Perplexity AI and...

Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas has a new favorite piece of technology – the upcoming Nothing Phone 2a. What Happened: Srinivas posted a tweet calling Carl Pei's upcoming Nothing phone "beautiful," adding that he is buying one. "This looks beautiful. I am getting one. @nothing." this looks...

Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang is riding the artificial intelligence (AI) wave like no other, and now he has revealed the secret sauce of the tools he uses for research purposes every day. What Happened: Huang revealed the two research tools he uses "almost every day" — Perplexity AI...

Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google reportedly quadrupled a salary offer that one of its employees received from a top AI startup as the Sundar Pichai-led company looks to safeguard its crown jewel. What Happened: Amid increasing competition threatening Google Search, Perplexity AI...

Jeff Bezos, the Executive chairman and co-founder of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), has invested in Perplexity, an AI startup targeting Alphabet Inc‘s Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) monopoly over internet searches. What Happened: Perplexity aims to disrupt the web search market currently...