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Perplexity brings on-device Portable Computer agent to Windows RTX PCs
The local agent runs Qwen 3.8 27B on GeForce RTX and RTX PRO GPUs with 24GB+ VRAM, keeping sensitive files off the cloud.
Jaeden SchaferEditor in Chief4 min read
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Perplexity is the AI-native answer engine and maker of the Comet browser. Our Perplexity coverage follows product launches, enterprise moves, and the ongoing reshape of search as AI changes the category.
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Business
Nvidia in talks to invest in Perplexity at $30B-plus valuation
The chipmaker is deepening ties with an AI search startup it already backs, cementing Nvidia's role as both supplier and shareholder across the sector.
Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Business
Perplexity's Airtel giveaway added millions of India users, and some are paying
Downloads collapsed 90% after the free offer closed, but monthly revenue hit $156,000 in July 2026 — more than four times January 2025.
Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Business
Reddit moderators fight AI-driven spam as chatbots make the site search's top citation
Reddit was the most-cited domain by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Mode in May, drawing a wave of covert brand promotion.
Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Tools
Perplexity brings Personal Computer agent to Windows for $200/month users
The agentic tool works across local files, Microsoft 365, and the web, targeting enterprise workflows that live on Windows desktops.
Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Models
Nvidia's Vera CPU targets agentic AI with 50% IPC gain over Grace
The 88-core Arm chip aims to keep GPUs fed as agents run in loops; Perplexity ran a coding workflow 1.5x faster than x86.
Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Business
Perplexity targets 2028 IPO regardless of Anthropic, OpenAI listings
CEO Aravind Srinivas tells CNBC the AI search startup will go public in 2028 even as Anthropic and OpenAI race to list first.
Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Analysis
AI companies pivot to serif fonts to look more human
Anthropic, Perplexity, Runway, and Manus have all moved to serifs — a design choice critics are calling "tasteslop."
Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Business
Snap's $400M Perplexity deal collapses as Q1 revenue hits $1.53B
Snap returned to user growth with 483M DAU but lost its biggest generative AI revenue partner before it ever paid out.
Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Tools
Perplexity opens Personal Computer to all Mac users with 400 connectors
The local AI agent app exits its Max-tier waitlist, runs on-device, and can be triggered remotely from an iPhone.
Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Business
ASML, Google Cloud and Applied Intuition CEOs warn AI is supply-limited for years
ASML's Christophe Fouquet says chips will be supply-constrained for two to five years as Google Cloud's backlog jumps from $250B to $460B in a quarter.
Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Analysis
IAC just shut down a $321M business with a 30-year brand. Perplexity is worth $21B.
Ask.com closed on May 1, 2026, instead of being relaunched as an AI search wrapper. By any reasonable read of the comp set, that was the biggest unforced strategic error in consumer AI this year.
Jaeden Schafer6 min read
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