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Perplexity secured a major legal victory as an appeals court overturned an Amazon ban, allowing the Perplexity AI shopping bot to resume price comparisons.
Wikipedia marks 25 years on Jan 15, 2026, by announcing major AI data deals with Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon to fund its non-profit human knowledge mission.
Similarweb’s Dec 2025 report reveals a shift: General AI and Voice grow while creative tools slip. Gemini leads growth as the market pivots to automation.
Perplexity launched a new AI shopping tool in the U.S. that offers deeply personalized search and enables instant purchases through PayPal, rivaling ChatGPT and Google.
Snap partners with AI search startup Perplexity in a $400M deal to integrate advanced search into the Snapchat chatbot "My AI," enhancing Q&A capabilities.
Amazon issued a cease-and-desist to Perplexity's Comet AI browser, demanding it stop automated purchasing. Amazon calls it a bot; Perplexity calls it a user agent.
Perplexity launched Perplexity Patents, a free AI research agent that uses natural language to search complex patent data. Its citation-first model is designed to find prior art and enhance IP search transparency.
Reddit has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity and three data brokers, accusing them of unauthorized, "industrial-scale" scraping of its content for AI training.
Perplexity has launched an AI-powered Email Assistant for its $200/month premium subscribers. It can organize inboxes, schedule meetings, and draft replies.
Perplexity launches Comet, an AI-powered browser for Max subscribers. Experience automated tasks, natural language interaction, and enhanced workflow.