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Perplexity launches Comet Plus subscription to pay publishers for AI and reader use

Perplexity launches Comet Plus subscription to pay publishers for AI and reader use

17 days ago

Perplexity launched Comet Plus, a $5 monthly subscription that pays publishers when users read their work or AI uses it to answer questions. It offers premium content access and compensates publishers for human visits, AI-generated answers, and agent actions, reflecting modern internet use. This model supports quality journalism, improves user experience, and integrates AI with publishing for a better web. Pro and Max subscribers get it included.

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Perplexity Comet AI Browser Vulnerable to Indirect Prompt Injection Attack

Perplexity Comet AI Browser Vulnerable to Indirect Prompt Injection Attack

17 days ago

Perplexity Comet AI browser is vulnerable to indirect prompt injection, where malicious hidden instructions in web content trick the AI into accessing sensitive data. Traditional web security fails here. Mitigations include separating user commands from page content, requiring user confirmation for sensitive actions, and isolating agentic browsing. This shows the need for new security models in AI browsers as they gain power.

Perplexity offers 34.5 billion to buy Google Chrome and keep it open source Trending ️‍🔥

Perplexity offers 34.5 billion to buy Google Chrome and keep it open source

1 months ago

Perplexity offered $34.5 billion to buy Chrome from Google, pledging to keep Chromium open source and invest $3 billion. It will keep Google as Chrome's default search engine. The bid follows DOJ's push to force Google to sell Chrome over monopoly issues. Chrome dominates with 68% market share. Perplexity's offer exceeds its $18 billion valuation and $1.5 billion raised. Perplexity also launched Comet browser and bid to merge with TikTok.

Cloudflare Blocks Perplexity AI for Stealth Crawling and Rule Evasion Trending ️‍🔥

Cloudflare Blocks Perplexity AI for Stealth Crawling and Rule Evasion

1 months ago

Perplexity uses stealth crawlers that change user agents and IPs to bypass no-crawl directives and ignore robots.txt files. Cloudflare blocked these undeclared crawlers after tests showed Perplexity accessed restricted content despite blocks. Unlike OpenAI, Perplexity evades detection and violates crawling norms. Cloudflare added rules to block such AI crawling, protecting customers and promoting transparent, respectful bot behavior.

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Perplexity launches Comet AI browser to challenge Google Search

Perplexity launches Comet AI browser to challenge Google Search

2 months ago

Perplexity launched Comet, an AI-powered browser challenging Google Search, available first to $200/month Max plan subscribers and invitees. It features Perplexity's AI search engine and Comet Assistant, which automates tasks like summarizing emails and managing tabs. Comet aims to enhance curiosity, organize digital life, boost productivity, and provide personalized, intelligent browsing with privacy and usability focus.

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Perplexity partners with PayPal to launch AI-powered in-chat shopping for US users

Perplexity partners with PayPal to launch AI-powered in-chat shopping for US users

4 months ago

Perplexity partners with PayPal to enable agentic commerce on its Pro platform, allowing U.S. users to shop instantly via chat using PayPal or Venmo. This integration supports secure, seamless transactions with features like tokenized wallets and passkey checkouts. The collaboration aims to enhance conversational commerce, leveraging PayPal's global reach and security, challenging traditional shopping tools like Google Shopping.

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Perplexity announces upcoming launch of AI-powered web browser Comet

Perplexity announces upcoming launch of AI-powered web browser Comet

6 months ago

Perplexity is launching a new web browser named Comet, which aims to reinvent browsing alongside its AI search engine. A sign-up list has been created, but details on features and release date are unclear. Comet will enter a competitive market with established players like Chrome and emerging alternatives like Dia. Perplexity hopes to leverage its existing user base for traction. The company is rapidly expanding its product offerings.

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Perplexity launches freemium Deep Research product for expert-level analysis

Perplexity launches freemium Deep Research product for expert-level analysis

6 months ago

Perplexity has launched Deep Research, a freemium tool for in-depth research and analysis. Users can ask questions, and the tool performs extensive searches and synthesizes findings into reports. Free users have limited queries, while pro subscribers enjoy unlimited access. Deep Research excels in various fields, achieving high accuracy on benchmarks and completing tasks quickly. It is available on the web and will soon be on mobile platforms.

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Perplexity AI Integrates DeepSeek AI Model

Perplexity AI Integrates DeepSeek AI Model

7 months ago

Perplexity AI has launched a self-hosted version of the Chinese DeepSeek R1 reasoning model for Pro users. The announcement faced backlash due to concerns about data accessibility to the Chinese government and censorship. CEO Aravind Srinivas clarified that all DeepSeek usage occurs in data centers in the USA and Europe, ensuring no data goes to China. While the model can be downloaded for local use, it may be censored based on its training data.

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