AI search engine Perplexity is partnering with Seattle-based startup Firmly.ai to expand its shopping capabilities. According to Perplexity chief business officer Dmitry Shevelenko, in an interview with Fortune’s Jason Del Rey, over 150 merchants have expressed interest in selling through the platform since its shopping tools launched in November. The Firmly.ai integration will allow thousands … Read more
A comprehensive study conducted by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism has found that AI search tools frequently provide incorrect information, fail to accurately cite sources, and often fabricate URLs. According to the report published in the Columbia Journalism Review, researchers tested eight generative search engines and discovered that they collectively provided incorrect answers to … Read more
A new report by content licensing platform TollBit reveals that AI search engines like those from OpenAI and Perplexity send 96% less referral traffic to news sites compared to traditional Google search. According to Rashi Shrivastava’s article in Forbes, AI companies scraped websites 2 million times on average in Q4 2023, with each page scraped … Read more
Deutsche Telekom has announced plans to release an “AI Phone” developed in collaboration with Perplexity, the AI search company. According to Ingrid Lunden at TechCrunch, the device will launch in 2026 at under $1,000, initially targeting European markets. The phone will feature AI capabilities integrated into the lock screen, with Perplexity’s technology enabling proactive assistance … Read more
Perplexity has introduced Deep Research, a new AI-powered research tool that performs comprehensive analysis at a fraction of the cost of existing enterprise solutions. The system conducts multiple searches across numerous sources to generate detailed reports in approximately 2-4 minutes, a task that would typically take human experts several hours. According to Perplexity, the tool … Read more
Cerebras Systems and Perplexity AI have partnered to create a new AI-powered search system called Sonar that processes 1,200 tokens per second. As reported by Michael Nuñez for VentureBeat, the system runs on Cerebras’s specialized AI chips and is built on Meta’s Llama 3.3 70B foundation model. According to Perplexity’s internal testing, Sonar achieves factuality … Read more
Perplexity has introduced Sonar, an API service that enables developers to integrate AI-powered search capabilities into their applications. According to Maxwell Zeff’s article on the launch, the service offers two distinct pricing tiers: Sonar and Sonar Pro. The base version provides faster, more affordable searches, while Pro delivers more detailed answers for complex queries with … Read more
AI-powered search engine Perplexity has acquired Read.cv, a professional social media platform that competed with LinkedIn. According to TechCrunch reporter Kyle Wiggers, Read.cv will cease operations, with users having until May 16 to export their data. The Berkeley-based platform, founded in 2021, offered tools for sharing resumes, professional networking, and job listings. Read.cv’s team will … Read more
AI search company Perplexity has acquired Carbon, a startup specializing in data retrieval frameworks. According to Shubham Sharma’s report in VentureBeat, this acquisition aims to help enterprises better connect their internal data sources to AI search capabilities. Carbon’s technology enables integration with over 20 data connectors and supports various file formats including text, audio, and … Read more
Perplexity AI Inc., a company developing an AI-powered search engine to compete with Google, has secured $500 million in new funding. According to reporting by Shirin Ghaffary for Bloomberg, the investment was led by Institutional Venture Partners and values the company at $9 billion. The valuation represents a dramatic increase from the company’s $3 billion … Read more