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Perplexity

Perplexity is an AI answer engine that combines live web search with LLM-generated, cited answers — a direct challenge to Google Search. Its Comet browser and aggressive growth made it one of the fastest-rising AI startups. All our Perplexity coverage lives on this page.

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In the glossary:RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)Large Language Model (LLM)AI agent
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NVIDIA Releases 120B Nemotron 3.5 Super VL and Bolt Models for Local Agents
LLM·NVIDIA AI Blog

NVIDIA Releases 120B Nemotron 3.5 Super VL and Bolt Models for Local Agents

Oct 28, 2026·3 min
Goodfire: Agentic Analysis Decodes Neurons Once Written Off as Chaos
LLM

Goodfire: Agentic Analysis Decodes Neurons Once Written Off as Chaos

Oct 28, 2026·3 min
Modal Raises $750M at a $15.75B Valuation and Reaches $1B in ARR
LLM

Modal Raises $750M at a $15.75B Valuation and Reaches $1B in ARR

Oct 28, 2026·2 min
Getty Images Says It Will File for Bankruptcy to Go Private; Shares Fall 68%
LLM

Getty Images Says It Will File for Bankruptcy to Go Private; Shares Fall 68%

Oct 26, 2026·3 min
a16z measures AI spending for the first time: only 4.5% of Americans pay, top 1% spends $900
LLM·The Decoder

a16z measures AI spending for the first time: only 4.5% of Americans pay, top 1% spends $900

a16z has for the first time measured how much Americans actually spend on AI. Only 4.5% of users are willing to pay for subscriptions to ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude.

Oct 25, 2026·2 min
Artificial Analysis launches Decision Index: Jev 1.13 leads with 58 points
LLM·Artificial Analysis

Artificial Analysis launches Decision Index: Jev 1.13 leads with 58 points

Artificial Analysis launched a benchmark for decision models that pick an answer in a single call. Jev 1.13 scored 58 at $42 per million tasks, ahead of GLiDE and…

Oct 24, 2026·3 min
Lovable builds GPT-Live, Claude and Gemini Omni into its chat: 9 AI tools in one place
LLM·Lovable Blog

Lovable builds GPT-Live, Claude and Gemini Omni into its chat: 9 AI tools in one place

Lovable has added voice-based GPT-Live, Claude models, Gemini 4 Argon, Omni and Lyria, plus Perplexity, Firecrawl, Parallel and Jev. Everything is available…

Oct 24, 2026·3 min
DecisionPivot Tests 40 Solver Models: Up to a 26-Point Gap at Equal Accuracy
LLM·Hugging Face Daily Papers

DecisionPivot Tests 40 Solver Models: Up to a 26-Point Gap at Equal Accuracy

DecisionPivot's 40,033-item benchmark shows two 27B models 2.6 points apart on the reference track diverge by 25.9 points on contrastive groups.

Oct 21, 2026·2 min
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Post on AI Companies and "Hacking" Hits 205 Points and 164 Comments on Hacker News
LLM·Hacker News AI

Post on AI Companies and "Hacking" Hits 205 Points and 164 Comments on Hacker News

Oct 12, 2026·2 min
Microsoft Decision-1: the model that picks answers from options 35x faster than GPT-6 Sol
LLM·TNW

Microsoft Decision-1: the model that picks answers from options 35x faster than GPT-6 Sol

Oct 12, 2026·2 min
ResonatorLM Taught to Read Memory by Token: Perplexity at 1024 Drops from 12.81 to 3.76
LLM·arXiv cs.LG

ResonatorLM Taught to Read Memory by Token: Perplexity at 1024 Drops from 12.81 to 3.76

Oct 12, 2026·2 min
Seq-Drifting Generates Text in a Single Pass: Perplexity of 36.01 on LM1B
LLM·arXiv cs.AI

Seq-Drifting Generates Text in a Single Pass: Perplexity of 36.01 on LM1B

Oct 12, 2026·2 min
RunPod Breaks Down 4 Quantization Methods: Going From FP16 to INT4 Cuts Memory 4x
LLM·RunPod Blog

RunPod Breaks Down 4 Quantization Methods: Going From FP16 to INT4 Cuts Memory 4x

RunPod compared post-training quantization, QAT, mixed precision and dynamic quantization. Moving from FP16 to INT4 cuts weight memory fourfold, but at a cost in…

Oct 12, 2026·2 min
Apple names Steve Smith head of M&A and moves Adrian Perica to services
LLM·Bloomberg Tech

Apple names Steve Smith head of M&A and moves Adrian Perica to services

Under new CEO John Ternus, Apple is changing its M&A chief: Steve Smith replaces Adrian Perica, who moves to services. AI deals now wait on the new head.

Oct 8, 2026·2 min
DuckDuckGo and Perplexity vs. Google: ZDNet journalist switched search engines — and doesn't regret it
Ethics·ZDNet AI

DuckDuckGo and Perplexity vs. Google: ZDNet journalist switched search engines — and doesn't regret it

A ZDNet journalist worked for several weeks without Google — using only DuckDuckGo and Perplexity — and concluded that this combination delivers significantly better results without AI clutter and tra

Aug 30, 2026·2 min
60% of Americans repelled by the word "AI" in brand advertising — WordPress VIP survey
Ethics·TechCrunch

60% of Americans repelled by the word "AI" in brand advertising — WordPress VIP survey

Aug 30, 2026·3 min
Nvidia in talks to invest in Perplexity at a valuation above $30 billion
Hardware·The Decoder

Nvidia in talks to invest in Perplexity at a valuation above $30 billion

Aug 29, 2026·2 min
Reddit vs. AI SEO Spam: Bots Posing as Users Are Promoting Brands
LLM·The Verge

Reddit vs. AI SEO Spam: Bots Posing as Users Are Promoting Brands

Aug 12, 2026·2 min
Shopify: Traffic From AI Search Engines to Platform Stores Triples as Google Holds Its Share
Ethics·TechCrunch

Shopify: Traffic From AI Search Engines to Platform Stores Triples as Google Holds Its Share

Aug 11, 2026·2 min
BitNet b1.58: How Ternary Quantization Lets a 27B Model Run Without a GPU
Hardware·Habr AI

BitNet b1.58: How Ternary Quantization Lets a 27B Model Run Without a GPU

Aug 3, 2026·3 min
Perplexity Releases pplx: A Search API CLI for the Terminal at $5 per 1,000 Requests
Autonomous

Perplexity Releases pplx: A Search API CLI for the Terminal at $5 per 1,000 Requests

Jul 31, 2026·2 min
Perplexity Personal Computer Arrives on Windows, Turning the PC Into an AI Agent
Autonomous

Perplexity Personal Computer Arrives on Windows, Turning the PC Into an AI Agent

Jul 31, 2026·2 min
British Furniture Maker Prepares for Era of AI Bots Buying Sofas
Autonomous

British Furniture Maker Prepares for Era of AI Bots Buying Sofas

Jul 19, 2026·2 min
Meta Launches AI Mode Search in Facebook for Posts, Groups, and Reels
Creative·3DNews AI

Meta Launches AI Mode Search in Facebook for Posts, Groups, and Reels

Meta adds a new search mode called AI Mode to Facebook that generates answers based on analyzing open posts, group publications, and Reels videos on the platform.

Jul 19, 2026·2 min
Autonomous AI agents run 50x longer than search: Harvard and Perplexity research
Autonomous·MarkTechPost

Autonomous AI agents run 50x longer than search: Harvard and Perplexity research

New research from Harvard and Perplexity shows AI agents perform 26 minutes of independent work per session, compared to 33 seconds for search assistants.

Jul 17, 2026·3 min