Samsung is early testing a reboot of its Bixby voice assistant powered by the AI service Perplexity, with a limited update on One UI 8.5 beta showing enhanced responses, indicating a future integration that could significantly improve Bixby's capabilities.
Perplexity has redesigned its iPad app to enhance research capabilities, making it more native to iPadOS with features like split-view and a larger interface, aiming to attract students and professionals and grow its paid subscriber base.
Snap Inc. and Perplexity are partnering to integrate Perplexity’s AI-powered answer engine into Snapchat, starting in early 2026, allowing users to ask questions and receive verifiable, conversational answers within the app, expanding Snapchat's AI capabilities and user engagement.
Reddit has sued AI company Perplexity and associated data-scraping firms for illegally scraping its data, setting a trap with a test post to catch circumvention, and alleging that Perplexity bypassed protections by using Google search results to access Reddit content without permission.
Reddit has sued AI companies, including Perplexity, for using a data trap to catch them scraping copyrighted content from Reddit without permission, highlighting ongoing issues with AI data training and copyright infringement.
Reddit has sued Perplexity AI and other entities for unlawfully scraping user comments on a large scale to train AI models, alleging violations of copyright laws and unfair competition, while defending its own licensing agreements with AI companies.
Reddit is suing Perplexity and three data-scraping companies for unlawfully scraping its content to train AI models, alleging that Perplexity is a customer of these scrapers and has increased Reddit citations despite cease-and-desist efforts. Reddit claims these actions bypass technological protections and violate copyright, aiming to prevent the industrial-scale theft of its data for AI training.
Samsung is partnering with AI startup Perplexity to bring its AI Search engine to 2025 Samsung smart TVs, with older models receiving the update later this year. The app offers voice and typed queries, and Perplexity is offering a free 12-month Pro plan subscription. Despite the innovative features, Perplexity faces criticism and legal challenges over its data scraping and copyright issues.
Samsung has partnered with Perplexity to include its AI engine on select smart TVs, allowing users to access AI features via the AI button, marking a significant step in integrating AI into the living room and enhancing media search and discovery. This move highlights the growing importance of AI in shared entertainment spaces, alongside other tech giants like Google.
Perplexity has launched its free Comet AI web browser for Windows and macOS, offering integrated AI assistance and easy download via its website, with plans to expand to more platforms.
Perplexity has made its AI-powered Comet browser available for free to all users, allowing easy download and setup without a subscription. The browser features an agentic AI that can perform tasks on the internet on your behalf, such as opening links, summarizing pages, and more, offering a glimpse into the future of AI-assisted browsing.
Chess.com has partnered with Perplexity to launch the Comet browser, which offers exclusive benefits and access to the $200,000 Comet Open chess tournament in 2025, encouraging community engagement and technological innovation.
Perplexity has made its AI-powered Comet browser free for all users, offering a sidecar assistant to enhance browsing and productivity, with a new 'background assistant' for Max subscribers that can perform multiple tasks simultaneously. The move aims to compete with major browsers and AI-driven competitors, while offering additional tools and features for different user tiers.
Perplexity is offering its AI-native browser, Comet, for free to combat low-quality internet content, aiming to provide a better, more accessible online experience. The browser, normally costing $200/month, now includes features like webpage summarization and link analysis, with a paid option that grants access to premium media outlets. This move also positions Perplexity as a competitor to Chrome, emphasizing high-quality sources and fair revenue sharing with publishers.
Google is rolling out Gemini AI features to all Chrome users on Windows and Mac in the US, enabling AI-powered browsing across tabs, Google apps, and YouTube, with upcoming agentic capabilities for tasks like booking and shopping, marking a significant step in mainstream AI browser integration.