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Google Rejected Perplexity's Request To Become A Default Search Engine Option On Chrome: AI Startup Fires Back With 'Comet' Browser
Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 12:10am | 664Perplexity AI launched its Comet web browser on Wednesday, following Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Google Chrome’s rejection of the startup’s offer to become a default search engine option, according to CEO Aravind Srinivas. What Happened: “I reached out to...
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AI Assistants Could Break Amazon's $60 Billion Retail Media Business, Warns VC: 'It's Not Just Search At Google — It's Search Everywhere'
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 4:34am | 866As AI assistants reshape how consumers search, shop and interact online, they stand to fundamentally disrupt Amazon’s lucrative retail media business, according to venture capitalist Joe Marchese. Check out the current price of AMZN stock here. What Happened: Speaking on the Risk...
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Google Built Android To Protect Its Ad Empire, Not AI, Says Perplexity's Aravind Srinivas: Says OS Must Be Reengineered For Agentic Future
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - 3:56am | 714Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas challenged Alphabet Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system design on Tuesday, claiming the platform prioritizes advertising revenue over artificial intelligence capabilities. What Happened: “Android needs to be rebuilt for AI. It...
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'This Is The First Time In Two Decades That Google Is Extremely Vulnerable:' Perplexity's CEO Breaks Down Search Giant's Margin Trap
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 5:16am | 904Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas believes search giant Google is currently at its most vulnerable since its founding over two decades ago, caught between its legacy dominance in search advertising and the fast-moving disruption of AI-native search. What Happened: During the Sohn Investment...
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'AI Is Eating Search' Google Rival Perplexity CEO Arvind Srinivas Says As Dan Niles Predicts 'Agents' To Take Future Share Amid Alphabet, Apple Stock Fall
Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 4:13am | 820Market giants Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) saw their stocks tumble on Wednesday after reports suggested Apple may be reconsidering its lucrative search partnership with Google, with artificial intelligence emerging as the catalyst for potential industry...
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Jeff Bezos-Backed Perplexity AI Outperforms Apple's Siri And ChatGPT In iOS Voice Assistant Comparison, CEO Aravind Srinivas Says
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 5:44am | 604Perplexity AI is outshining established competitors in the voice assistant market, according to the company’s CEO, as the battle for artificial intelligence assistant dominance intensifies. What Happened: Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas highlighted findings from a 9to5Mac comparison showing...
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Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas Shuts Down Financial Rumors, Says AI Search Startup Has 'No Plans Of IPOing Before 2028'
Monday, March 31, 2025 - 6:26am | 742Last week, in a direct response to growing speculation online, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas took to Reddit Inc. (NYSE:RDDT) to deny rumors that the AI search company is facing financial trouble or preparing for an imminent IPO. What Happened: Srinivas addressed user concerns in a Reddit thread...
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Google's Ad Dominance Faces Challenge As Perplexity Introduces Answer Modes, Aravind Srinivas Advocates 'Native Transactions'
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 3:17am | 797Perplexity is intensifying competition in the artificial intelligence search market, challenging Alphabet Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) dominance. Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas stated on X Tuesday that “Native transactions are the best way to go after the AdWords revenue....
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SoftBank Signs Agreement To Resell Perplexity Enterprise Pro, Deploying 7,000 Sales Members To Drive Adoption
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 2:22am | 624SoftBank Corp. (OTC:SFTBY) has signed an agreement with Perplexity to become an authorized reseller of Perplexity Enterprise Pro, leveraging its 7,000-member sales team to accelerate adoption across Japanese corporations. What Happened: Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas announced the partnership...
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Aravind Srinivas, CEO Of Jeff Bezos-Backed Perplexity, Reveals Why Most Startups Fail: 'The Thing That Most People Get Wrong...'
Monday, February 3, 2025 - 9:03pm | 678Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity AI, believes many startup founders fail because they chase market trends instead of working on problems they truly care about. What Happened: During a June 2024 episode of the Lex Fridman Podcast, Srinivas shared his thoughts on why many...
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Jeff Bezos-Backed Perplexity Rolls Out Self-Hosted DeepSeek R1 Model Amid Chinese AI Controversy: CEO Aravind Srinivas Says, 'There's A Lot Of Misconception...'
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 11:12pm | 854On Monday, Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity AI unveiled a self-hosted version of the DeepSeek R1 model. What Happened: Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas shared the development on X, formerly Twitter, saying the model is now available for research purposes. The world's most powerful reasoning model...
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Perplexity CEO Asks If AI Startup Should Acquire Google Chrome Following DOJ's Antitrust Push Against Search Giant
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 7:30am | 721Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas has jumped into the Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google antitrust conversation by asking his followers on X if his AI startup should acquire the Google Chrome browser. This comes amid the U.S. Department of Justice’s push to break up Google...
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Elon Musk Slams Immigration Rules After Perplexity CEO Reveals 3-Year Wait For Green Card: 'We Have An Upside Down System'
Saturday, November 2, 2024 - 4:06am | 595Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas’s revelation about the ongoing wait for a green card has prompted Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to criticize the immigration system. What Happened: Earlier this week, a user on X, formerly Twitter, highlighted the challenges of immigrating to the U.S.,...
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Jeff Bezos-Backed Perplexity AI Aims To Break Google And Meta's Duopoly With New 'Internal Knowledge' Search: 'All About What Consumers Are Doing'
Friday, October 18, 2024 - 7:35am | 822Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity AI, has challenged the duopoly of Alphbaet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google and Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) in the search and advertising industry. The company is introducing new features aimed at enhancing user experience...
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Perplexity AI's Revenue, Usage Skyrocket As It Enters Into Advertising
Friday, August 9, 2024 - 2:18pm | 463Perplexity AI’s revenue and usage has grown 700% since the start of the year after the artificial-intelligence tech startup closed a new $250 million round of funding. The AI-powered search engine said it answered about 250 million questions in the last month, up from 500 million queries for...