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“Most people don’t enjoy their jobs,” Perplexity AI co-founder and CEO Aravind Srinivas said on an episode of the “All-In” podcast last month. “There’s suddenly a new possibility, a new opportunity, to go use these tools, learn them, and start your own mini business.” He continued, “Even if there is temporary job displacement to deal …
AI startup Perplexity has offered to buy Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion. The company said venture investors have proposed funding the deal. The Department of Justice proposed Google divest Chrome as part of the antitrust suit the company lost last year. Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has made an unsolicited $34.5 billion bid for …
CHANGE: Jeff Bezos–backed AI search startup’s CEO says ‘Google is going to be viewed as something that’s legacy and old.’ Founded in August 2022, the startup known as Perplexity aims to challenge Google by offering an AI-based search engine that is “part chatbot and part search engine, offering real-time information and footnotes showing the sources of …