Perplexity

On 25 August, according to the Information, sources reported that YVD was discussing participation in a new round of equity financing for Perplexity, and that the transaction would give an estimate of over $30 billion to this AI search company. Discussions have not yet resulted in a final deal. Perplexity's annualized revenue has increased from less than $250 million at the beginning of the year to more than $750 million, with growth due in part to automated computer missions. Yin Weidar used to..

According to Business Insider, CEO Aravind Srinivas of AI Search Engines, Inc., expressed concern at the rapidly emerging AI escort application in a dialogue organized by the University of Chicago Polsky Center. He pointed out that such applications, through voice-interactive and humanized design, could embroil users into "synthetic reality" or even replace real-life experiences. Srinivas emphasizes that the high-level personalization and memory functions of the AI companion application enable it to simulate natural voice communication..

On November 6th, AI Search Initiative published a long article stating that it had received a letter this week from an Amazon lawyer requesting it to ban the use of AI helper orders, prices, etc. on the Amazon platform. Perplexity accused the move of "absorbing innovation" and announced that it would defend the user's right to choose. Perplexity believes that "User Agent" should be treated as a personal assistant acting on behalf of the user, unlike reptiles/robots, and suggests that it should satisfy "secretity, personality,..

Recently, in an in-depth interview, AI Searcher and CEO Aravind Srinivas elaborated on the core idea behind the company's "index-level" growth and painted a future blueprint driven by AI Agent browser "Comet" to subvert existing business and working patterns. During the interview, Aravind presented in detail the company's revolutionary product, AI Agent Browser Comet. He pointed out that Comet was much more than a search tool, it was a..

On October 3rd, Perplexity announced that AI Browser Comet is now available for free download to users worldwide. According to Perplexity, millions of users have joined the alternate list since its release in July this year. Prior to this, the product, which had provided subscriptions at a high cost of $200 per month (at an exchange rate of approximately RMB 1425), has now been converted to a free model, with the goal of challenging browsers, including Google Crome. However, Comet, although free for all users, pays..

August 7, 2011 - Japanese newspaper news giant Yomiuri Shimbun filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court today, accusing U.S.-based generative AI search company Perplexity AI of infringing on its copyrights and requesting that the latter pay about 2.168 billion yen (note: the current exchange rate is about 106 million yuan). This is also the first time a major Japanese news organization has sued a generative AI company for unauthorized use of copyrighted material. In its complaint, the Yomiuri Shimbun states that Perplexity AI obtained and copied information from articles in the Yomiuri Shimbun Online...

July 19 news, according to foreign media TechCrunch 17 report, focus on search AI startup Perplexity and India's second largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel reached an exclusive cooperation agreement, for Airtel's 360 million users to provide free 12-month Perplexity Pro subscription service, the original price of this service is $200! The service was originally priced at $200 (note: current exchange rate is approximately RMB 1,437). Airtel confirms that the partnership is exclusive and that the Indian...

A few days ago, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas talked to YC General Partner David Lieb at Y Combinator's AI Startup Academy event about the impact of AI on the future of the internet, and how browsers are changing. The two began by talking about Perplexity's current direction, the browser, which Aravind said is the company's big bet for the future. Aravind explains that the browser is a big bet for the future of the company, explaining as best as he can to the public that "in the face of other search engines, AI apps, for...

July 13, 2011 - Aravind Srinivas, CEO of U.S. AI startup Perplexity, said in an article today that the Kimi K2 model of the dark side of the moon has performed well in tests, and that the company may follow up with a post-training program based on K2. Live Mint reported in January that DeepSeek R1 had previously been used by Perplexity for model training. Kimi K2 is Dark Side of the Moon Kimi's first 10,000...

July 10, 2011 - Perplexity officially released its AI browser Comet last night. It is reported that Comet's main core function is Perplexity's AI search engine, through which users can get AI-generated search summaries. In addition, Perplexity has also created an exclusive AI Agent "Comet Assistant" for Comet, which is able to provide users with automated webpage tasks.

June 23, 2011 - Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas has announced plans to launch Comet, a Windows browser with "agentic search" technology, to Windows users. The Windows version of Comet has already been finalized and some users have been invited for early testing. The Windows version of Comet is complete and has been invited for early testing by a select group of users. In addition, he revealed that the version for Android is also progressing at a rapid pace, with development progress far exceeding expectations. In May, Perplexity launched a new version of Comet for M...

Perplexity AI officially announced on May 29th the Perplexity Labs feature for Pro subscribers, which is embedded in the web and iOS/Android clients and integrates a variety of AI tools to allow users to do more "deep" operations. According to the report, users can enable the feature to "search the web in depth," create more complex code, diagrams and images with simple prompts, generate/interpret reports, spreadsheets, and create simple web apps to meet more of their needs...

AI search engine giant Perplexity has seen its subscription revenue and membership grow rapidly over the past year, despite facing stiff competition from friendly free AI search tools, which Perplexity has gained through 'money-burning' subsidies, according to The Information. Looking at Perplexity's financials, it increased subscription revenue by $59 million in 2024, while discounts and refunds were cut by $27 million, after combining revenue from multiple sources such as ad revenue,...

According to TestingCatalog, Perplexity's internal logs have revealed details of some of the features of its upcoming "comet" AI browser, which are as follows: It will evolve into a fully autonomous Web Agent: the user just needs to give a request in the prompted word input box, and the browser will navigate to the corresponding URL on its own for a headless mode visit (a mode with no buttons, tabs or visual display) and fulfill the user's request. A mode without buttons, tabs, address bars, or visual displays) and fulfills the user's needs. Have the basis for building Operator tools: according to the logs, come...

April 1 (Bloomberg) -- AI search company Perplexity co-founder and CEO Aravind Srinivas responded to recent concerns about the company's status and products in a Reddit post on March 28 (local time). On the financial front, he said that Perplexity is currently well-funded, on an upward trajectory in terms of revenue, and has no plans for an IPO before 2028; that the previously launched Auto auto-select model search mode was not intended to be a cost savings but rather a way to make the product more...

Deutsche Telekom has announced more details about the AI Phone at MWC 2025. The device, which was first unveiled as a concept during MWC last year, is now confirmed to be powered by Perplexity AI, with an official launch planned for the second half of this year and entry into major European markets in 2026. The AI Phone runs a customized Magenta AI operating system and uses Perplexity Assistant to replace the traditional app interface. Users can use voice, text input or camera...

On March 4, Deutsche Telekom announced at MWC 2025 in Barcelona that it plans to launch AI phones integrated with its Magenta AI platform in 2025, bringing users a one-stop AI experience. Deutsche Telekom claims that its AI phone can become a "virtual butler" for users: whether it's searching for content, hailing a cab, making a restaurant reservation, or shopping, all needs can be solved in a single application, without the need to switch between multiple apps. The phone's built-in AI will also simplify email...

February 25, 2011 - Perplexity AI, an artificial intelligence search engine, has entered the browser market with the upcoming launch of a browser called Comet, which is dedicated to creating a search experience that is closer to users' needs, with "intelligent body search" as its core concept, but details have yet to be announced. The core concept is "Intelligent Body Search", but specific details have not yet been announced. Note: Perplexity announced in a tweet yesterday (February 24) on the X platform that it is working on a web browser called Comet, and registration is open, with details of when it will launch and what it will do yet to be revealed. Comet will face competition from Ch...

Perplexity AI today announced the launch of the Perplexity Assistant app for Android, bringing multimodal interaction and cross-application tasking capabilities. The AI assistant not only answers routine questions, but also performs tasks such as writing an email, setting a reminder, making a dinner reservation, etc. It also supports multimodal interactions, allowing users to ask questions based on on-screen content or have it "watch" a camera capture. Users can ask questions based on screen content, or use the camera to let the AI "see"...

 "You'll never go to a search site again" These are the words of Bill Gates at the AI Forward 2023 event in San Francisco. 17 months later, AI search is ushering in the 2.0 era! Just last week, Kimi went live with "Explore", an AI search that supports deep reasoning. Kimi's servers were overwhelmed by the fact that each person was only allowed to use it five times a day, and once again, vendors are piling on more as if they had agreed to...

Perplexity, an artificial intelligence search company, is seeking a new round of funding of about $500 million, which would value the company at $8 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on October 20th. People familiar with the matter said that the company has already mentioned these figures in talks with investors, but the exact terms may change and the financing may not be finalized. If this round of financing is successful, it will be Perplexity's fourth round of financing in a year, and the company's valuation will be doubled. The company was reportedly valued at $5. 2 billion in January of this year, and by this...

Tech media outlet 9to5Mac published a blog post yesterday (September 30) reporting that Perplexity AI plans to launch Perplexity, an AI search engine native to macOS, in October and support users downloading it via the Mac App Store. Founded in 2022, the Perplexity platform is a generative AI search engine that delivers superior search results through a large language model that stands out for providing accurate answers and better summarizing web content. Query public...

Technology media testingcatalog (August 30) reported that AI search site Perplexity is testing a new internal payment system PPLX, which will display product cards in the Discover information flow, providing a summary of the product and a "Buy with PPLX" option. Attached to the relevant screenshots below, you can see that these product cards contain detailed information such as product reviews and tips. Users can easily select the quantity and check out through a button that redirects to a third-party payment provider. Normally, it only takes two clicks to complete the purchase…

AI search company Perplexity AI announced plans to launch advertising on its search app in the fourth quarter of this year. It is understood that the Perplexity AI app has been downloaded more than 2 million times and answers more than 230 million queries per month, with the number of queries in the United States increasing eightfold in the past year. Source note: The image is generated by AI, and the image licensing service provider Midjourney Perplexity AI completed a round of financing in April, with the company's valuation exceeding $1 billion, doubling its valuation three months ago. Last month, Perple…