AI search startup Perplexity AI said on Friday it wants to acquire TikTok and open source its algorithm, as the short video app nears its April 5 ban deadline. "Perplexity is singularly positioned ...

This is why Perplexity has stepped back into the frame, promising that if it were to win the deal, it would fully rebuild TikTok's algorithm “in American data centers with American oversight ...

The first and foremost are data privacy and intellectual property.

That's where Perplexity, also known as Perplexity AI ... leaving behind the algorithm-based, keyword-driven model that has been dominant for so long. Instead of supplying users with long lists ...

Aravind Srinivas is battling Google to get his Perplexity AI assistant preinstalled ... It’s more the willingness to keep controlling the algorithm. I think they want to retain ownership and ...

Perplexity doesn’t just want to compete with Google, it apparently wants to be Google. CEO Aravind Srinivas said this week on the TBPN podcast that one reason Perplexity is building its own ...

The development is notable, given Samsung’s partnership with Google and its own Bixby assistant. Yet, Samsung has shown interest in Perplexity, having already invested in the AI firm through its ...

as AI startup Perplexity is reportedly in discussions with major smartphone manufacturers Motorola and Samsung to become the default digital assistant on their upcoming devices. This development ...