In a recent round of financing, Silicon Valley startup Perplexity reached a valuation of $9 billion, tripling its previous valuation. The funding amount was $500 million, marking Perplexity's rapid development in the artificial intelligence search engine sector and strong investor interest. Established in 2020, the company focuses on developing AI-based search engines aimed at enhancing user search experiences. Its technology enables users to obtain information more efficiently, especially in

Perplexity AI recently announced that its publisher program has welcomed over a dozen new international media partners, marking a new stage in its integration with the news industry. New partners include ADWEEK, Los Angeles Times, Mexican Daily News, Stern, NTV, and Encyclopedia of World History, while also expanding the existing collaborations with Time Magazine, Fortune Magazine, and Der Spiegel. As part of the collaboration, Perplexity will work with publishers to enhance the attractiveness of the partnership.

The AI Q&A platform Perplexity recently announced the official launch of its shopping feature, allowing users to shop directly through the platform and enjoy the convenience of one-click checkout and AI product recommendations. This new feature aims to enhance the online shopping experience by optimizing its search interface, helping users easily find the products they need. Perplexity's shopping feature is connected with multiple e-commerce platforms, including Shopify. When users perform product searches, Perplexity automatically aggregates and analyzes data from these sources.

AI search engine Perplexity officially launched its advertising program in the US market this week, creating a new model for search advertising. This highly anticipated AI company has successfully attracted several advertising giants, including Indeed, Whole Foods, Universal McCann, and PMG. Unlike traditional search advertising, Perplexity has innovated an advertising format that integrates into the AI interaction process. Advertisers can naturally incorporate questions in relevant contexts, such as how to use Indeed to optimize job search strategies.

As the U.S. elections approach, AI search engines are facing significant challenges. At this critical moment, major tech companies are striving to provide accurate and reliable information to address concerns about misinformation and the 'hallucinations' generated by AI content. In this competition, Perplexity AI has caught attention with its new AI Election Center. This platform offers real-time updates, incorporating data from the Associated Press and collaborating with the nonprofit voter guidance site Democracy Works.

Recently, AI search company Perplexity officially launched its new Election Information Center, aimed at providing voters with reliable voting information. This platform will offer users AI-generated answers to voting-related questions, candidate summaries, and will track real-time voting results on Election Day, November 5, with data sourced from the Associated Press. Perplexity stated that the data provided by this voter information center, including voting requirements, polling locations, and times, is based on the non-profit organization Democra.

Dow Jones, the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post are suing AI-driven search startup Perplexity for using their news content to train its large language model. The publications from these two news groups accuse Perplexity of copyright infringement by generating answers to people's queries using their articles, thereby diverting traffic from the publications' websites. 'This lawsuit is brought by news publishers seeking compensation as Perplexity openly plans to provide services for free.'

Following the New York Times, the New York Post (NYP Holdings) and the Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) have recently jointly filed a lawsuit against the AI company Perplexity AI in federal court in Manhattan, accusing it of 'mass illegal copying' of copyright works from these two media outlets. This AI startup, backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is facing serious copyright infringement charges. The lawsuit demands that Perplexity cease using these news articles to respond to queries.

According to The Wall Street Journal on October 20, the AI search company Perplexity is seeking approximately $500 million in a new funding round, which would value the company at $8 billion. Sources indicate that the company has mentioned these figures in discussions with investors, but specific terms may change and the funding may not ultimately materialize.

Recently, Perplexity introduced a new feature called 'Internal Knowledge Search', which allows its Pro and Enterprise Pro users to query both internet information and their internal databases on a single platform. This new functionality aims to enhance work efficiency for enterprises, enabling users to more conveniently access the information they need. However, it is important to note that users can only upload documents they deem important to the platform, and the Internal Knowledge Search feature will be limited to these uploaded documents.