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
OpenAI has announced that its ChatGPT Search feature is now accessible to all users with a free account, expanding beyond its previous limitation to paid subscribers. The company revealed this change during its “12 Days of OpenAI” event series, marking a significant shift in its service accessibility. Users can activate the search function by clicking … Read more
Brave Search has launched a new AI-powered chat feature that enables users to ask follow-up questions after their initial search query. As reported by Aisha Malik, the feature builds upon the company’s existing “Answer with AI” summaries by adding an interactive chat bar below search results. Users can now explore topics more deeply without starting … Read more
AI-powered search engine Perplexity has introduced a new shopping feature that enables direct purchases through its platform for Pro subscribers in the United States. As reported by Ivan Mehta, the service integrates with various sellers, including Shopify merchants, to provide product recommendations, pricing details, and one-click checkout capabilities. The feature displays visual cards with product … Read more
AI search engine Perplexity announced it will begin experimenting with showing ads labeled as “sponsored follow-up questions” next to search results in the U.S. According to a blog post by the company, the ads will help generate revenue to share with publisher partners, as “subscriptions alone do not generate enough revenue to create a sustainable … Read more
Google has introduced “Grounding with Google Search” for its Gemini AI platform, allowing developers to enhance their AI applications with current information from Google Search. As reported by VentureBeat’s Michael Nuñez, the service launched just hours before OpenAI’s consumer-focused ChatGPT Search. Google’s offering targets developers and costs $35 per 1,000 queries, while OpenAI’s service is … Read more
ChatGPT Search, the AI-powered search engine developed by OpenAI, offers an intriguing glimpse into the future of web searching. However, after testing the product for a day, Maxwell Zeff found that it struggles with the short, navigational queries that make up the bulk of searches on Google, often providing unreliable or irrelevant results. While ChatGPT … Read more
AI search tools that summarize information from across the web could replace traditional search engines, potentially disrupting the digital economy. According to an article by Benjamin Brooks, a fellow at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard, AI search poses a threat to content creators by diverting web traffic away from the original sources. Brooks argues … Read more
OpenAI has announced a web search functionality for its ChatGPT conversational AI. The new feature, initially rolling out to paid subscribers, allows ChatGPT to search the web and provide real-time information on topics such as news, sports, stocks, and weather. By delivering curated answers with clear source attribution, ChatGPT aims to provide a more natural … Read more
AI startup Perplexity is in funding talks to double its valuation to $8 billion or more. The company is looking to raise around $500 million in its fourth round of funding within a year, according to the Wall Street Journal. The move comes on the heels of major investments in OpenAI and is intended to … Read more