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Perplexity, an AI-powered search engine startup, recently announced that its annual revenue has surpassed $100 million. CEO Aravind Srinivas shared the news on LinkedIn, stating that Perplexity Pro reached this milestone after only 20 months and grew 6.3x in the past year, despite remaining "highly unmonetized." Image note: Image generated by AI, image licensing provided by Mid.

AI search engine Perplexity recently released a new ad featuring Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae. In the ad, Lee Jung-jae is trapped in a room and must answer questions to escape. A highlight is its humorous jab at a Google AI chatbot's infamous blunder last year. One question posed to Lee Jung-jae: 'How do you make cheese stick to pizza?' directly references Google's AI mishap.

DuckDuckGo has unveiled its new AI assistant, Duck.ai, offering a free and powerful alternative to other AI tools like Perplexity. This new tool aims to provide users with a convenient and accessible AI experience.

According to CNBC, Perplexity, the AI search engine developer, is raising a $50 million seed and pre-seed investment fund. The fund is largely capitalized by limited partners, with Perplexity contributing a portion of its previous funding as cornerstone capital. In December, Perplexity successfully raised $500 million, valuing the company at $9 billion. This investment fund is managed by two...

Perplexity AI recently announced the upcoming launch of Comet, a new browser designed for 'proxy search'. This browser will integrate the power of artificial intelligence to provide users with a more intelligent and convenient search experience. Perplexity AI itself is a search engine that combines large language models with real-time web search to provide users with comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date information. So, what is 'proxy search'? Simply put, proxy search is a method that not only...

February 24, 2025, the platform announced support for the new AI model Claude 3.7 Sonnet (Anthropic released Claude 3.7 Sonnet). An official X post stated that the model had been undergoing internal testing for some time, observing significant improvements in agent workflows and code generation (Perplexity Pro X post). Claude 3.7 Sonnet is described as Anthropic's most intelligent model to date.

AI検索プラットフォームのPerplexityは、ProバージョンにAnthropic社が新たにリリースしたClaude 3.7 Sonnetモデルを統合したことを発表しました。Perplexity公式のXプラットフォームによる最新情報によると、同社は数週間このモデルの内部テストを実施し、エージェントワークフローとコード生成能力において著しい進歩を確認したとのことです。Perplexityはツイートで「Claude 3.7 SonnetがPerple…」と発表しました。

Recently, AI company Perplexity announced the launch of a brand new 'Deep Research' tool, becoming another competitor in the industry. The release of this tool follows closely behind Google and OpenAI, who have also introduced similar features on their respective AI platforms, all using the name 'Deep Research', aimed at providing professional users with more detailed and reliable research answers. Perplexity's 'Deep Research' feature can be found on the web.

In the recent Super Bowl event, the AI search engine Perplexity adopted a unique marketing strategy by increasing its mobile app downloads through a tweet (now known as X), rather than opting for traditional expensive advertising. Perplexity's CEO Aravind Srinivas released a tweet on Friday introducing an exciting contest that encouraged users to download their app and submit at least five questions during the contest.

Recently, a study by the BBC has revealed that leading AI assistants often produce misleading and inaccurate content when answering questions related to news and current affairs. The research indicates that over half of the responses generated by four mainstream AI tools—ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity—are deemed to have 'significant issues'. Note: The image is AI-generated, provided by the image licensing service Midjourney, as requested by researchers for these four generative AI tools.

Perplexity announced on Tuesday the launch of its enterprise-level API service "Sonar", allowing businesses and developers to integrate its generative AI search capabilities into their own applications. The service is available in two versions: the basic Sonar and the advanced Sonar Pro, and it supports customers in customizing the information sources of the AI search engine. Unlike traditional AI models that rely solely on training data, Perplexity emphasizes that Sonar can connect to the internet in real-time and obtain information from reliable sources, thereby providing more factual and authoritative results.

Startup Friend plans to launch a $99 AI smart necklace intended to be a digital companion for users; however, the company has announced a delay in shipping the first batch of products, now expected in the third quarter. The original plan to ship to pre-order customers in the first quarter now seems unfeasible. Co-founder and CEO Avi Schiffman stated in an email to customers: 'While I hoped to ship in the first quarter of this year, I still need to refine the product further. In fact,

Recently, the AI search engine Perplexity announced its acquisition of the professional social platform Read.cv, which competes with LinkedIn. With this acquisition agreement finalized, Read.cv will gradually cease operations starting this Friday, allowing users the opportunity to export their data, including profiles, posts, and messages, by May 16. In Read.cv's official blog, the team expressed admiration for Perplexity and stated their excitement about joining the company.