Aravind Srinivas

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AI & Tech

Perplexity’s iOS App Defaults to Google Search

The new Comet browser for iOS defaults to Google Search for local and transactional queries, as Perplexity's CEO acknowledges Google's…

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AI & Tech

Turn Your Spare Mac Into an AI Agent With Perplexity

Perplexity has launched "Personal Computer", a new AI agent tool designed to run continuously on a user's spare Mac, offering…

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AI & Tech

Atlas & Comet: Unlikely Winners in the AI Browser War

OpenAI and Perplexity have launched AI-powered browsers (Atlas and Comet), framing them as revolutionary platforms to redefine internet browsing, though…

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AI & Tech

Perplexity Ditches Ads in Major Strategy Pivot

Perplexity is abandoning its advertising plans to focus on a subscription model, aiming to be the most accurate AI tool…

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Artificial Intelligence

Fundamental Secures $255M Series A to Revolutionize Big Data Analysis

Fundamental has launched Nexus, a new type of AI foundation model called a Large Tabular Model (LTM) specifically designed to…

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Artificial Intelligence

2 Million LLM Sessions: Key AI Discovery Insights

The AI landscape is fragmented, requiring a multi-platform strategy as ChatGPT is a default for broad discovery but other platforms…

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Artificial Intelligence

Amazon’s War on AI Shopping Browsers

Amazon has issued a cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity, demanding it stop its AI shopping browser, Comet, from operating on its…

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AI & Tech

Tech Giants Ignore AI-Powered Student Cheating

Tech companies like OpenAI, Google, and Perplexity are offering free or discounted AI subscriptions to students, promoting them as academic…

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BigTech Companies

AWS Outage Cripples Fortnite, Alexa, and Snapchat

A major AWS outage is causing widespread service disruptions for platforms like Fortnite, Alexa, and Snapchat, primarily affecting the US-EAST-1…

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AI & Tech

Breaking: Widespread Internet Disruption Linked to AWS Outage

A significant outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Monday, October 20, 2025, has triggered widespread disruptions across a vast…

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AI & Tech

Perplexity’s Comet AI Browser Goes Free; Max Users Gain Background Assistant

Perplexity has launched its free Comet browser globally, featuring a sidecar assistant that helps with answering questions, summarizing content, and…

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AI & Tech

Perplexity’s Free $200 AI Browser Fights ‘AI Slop’

Perplexity has made its AI-native browser, Comet, permanently free worldwide to combat low-quality AI-generated content and ensure universal access to…

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AI & Tech

Perplexity Acquires AI Design Startup Visual Electric’s Team

Perplexity has acquired the team from AI design startup Visual Electric to form a new Agent Experiences group, enhancing its…

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Artificial Intelligence

AI’s Value Hinges on Marketers’ Curiosity

The true power of AI in marketing lies in the combination of its scalability with human curiosity, which drives depth,…

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Artificial Intelligence

Perplexity Challenges Google Chrome: Here’s Why It Matters

Perplexity has made a $34.5 billion bid to acquire Google Chrome, aiming to leverage Chrome's user base and enhance its…

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Startup Julius Raises $10M Seed Funding for Data Analytics

Julius AI, an AI-powered data analytics platform, raised $10 million in seed funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners to expand…

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Artificial Intelligence

Perplexity CEO: Ditch Instagram, Focus on Learning Instead

Mastering AI tools is more valuable for career growth than social media consumption, as AI proficiency becomes a key job…

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AI & Tech

Perplexity Launches AI Browser Comet to Rival Search

Perplexity launched Comet, an AI-powered browser that combines traditional navigation with advanced features like task automation and information processing, expanding…

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AI & Tech

Perplexity Engineers Slash Dev Time With 2 AI Coding Tools

Perplexity AI has drastically reduced development time from days to hours by mandating AI coding tools like Cursor and GitHub…

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AI & Tech

Perplexity Launches Comet: The AI-Powered Browser You Need

Perplexity launched Comet, an AI-driven browser with an intelligent assistant for tasks like email and calendar management, initially available to…

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