OpenAI’s Atlas and Perplexity’s Comet pose new challenges for publishers trying to control AI access to their content. These AI browsers can retrieve paywalled articles that traditional AI interfaces cannot access, the Columbia Journalism Review reports. The browsers succeed because they appear identical to human users in website logs. While automated crawlers identify themselves with …
Amazon has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI to prevent the startup’s Comet browser agent from making purchases on its platform. The case, filed in San Francisco federal court accuses Perplexity of computer fraud for failing to disclose when its AI agent shops on behalf of users, violating Amazon’s terms of service. The lawsuit follows …
Perplexity will integrate Getty Images’ visual content into its AI-powered search platform through a multi-year licensing agreement. Kritika Lamba reports for Reuters. Getty will provide images via API integration, allowing Perplexity to access licensed visuals with proper attribution and source links. The deal sent Getty’s shares 5% higher. The partnership comes as AI companies face …
Perplexity is now offering its AI-native browser, Comet, to all users free of charge. The company announced that the browser, which was previously part of a $200 monthly subscription, will now have usage limits in its free version. Charles Rollet reports for Business Insider that the move is supposedly intended to combat the rise of …
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have filed a lawsuit against AI startup Perplexity, accusing the company of illegally copying their content for its search engine. Blake Brittain reports for Reuters that the reference publishers filed the complaint in New York federal court on Wednesday. The companies claim Perplexity’s “answer engine” unlawfully scrapes their websites and uses …
The generative AI consumer app ecosystem is beginning to stabilize after years of rapid change, according to new data from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. The firm’s fifth edition of its Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps ranking shows only 11 new entries on the web list, down from 17 newcomers in March 2025. Google …
The IT security company Cloudflare claims that the AI answer engine Perplexity is using undeclared web crawlers to access content on websites that explicitly forbid it. According to a blog post authored by several Cloudflare engineers, Perplexity ignores standard protocols designed to respect the preferences of website owners. Cloudflare conducted an experiment to verify the …
If you’re a content creator, your browser is more than just a window to the web. It’s basically your office. And for many of us, it’s a pretty messy one! Picture your screen right now. How many tabs are open? Ten? Twenty? A chaotic mix of Google Docs, a competitor’s blog, SEO tools, a thesaurus, …
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas believes the web browser is the most effective platform for building the next generation of artificial intelligence assistants. In a recent interview with Alex Heath for The Verge’s “Decoder” podcast, Srinivas explained that his company is betting on the browser as the key to creating AI “agents” that can perform complex …
The artificial intelligence company Perplexity has launched a new web browser named Comet. According to the company’s official announcement, the product aims to fundamentally change how people use the internet by deeply integrating an AI assistant into the browsing experience. The launch and a hands-on review of the new browser were covered by Maxwell Zeff …