Amazon has issued a cease‑and‑desist letter to AI startup Perplexity, demanding that its Comet browser stop making purchases on Amazon. Amazon argues the agent violates its terms of service, degrades the shopping experience and creates privacy risks. Perplexity counters that the tool acts as a user‑directed agent and labels Amazon’s demands as bullying. The dispute highlights growing tensions over third‑party AI agents that automate ecommerce transactions and raises questions about how platform rules will apply to emerging AI‑driven services. Leia mais →

Perplexity has made its AI‑driven browser, Comet, available to all users at no cost. Initially offered only to high‑paying subscribers, the browser now promises a free forever model while retaining premium features for paid tiers. Comet integrates Perplexity’s search tools and a personal AI assistant that navigates the web alongside users, aiming to simplify tasks such as shopping and travel planning. The company also announced Comet Plus, a few‑dollar add‑on that delivers curated news from major outlets, and highlighted competition from Google, The Browser Company, and Opera as the AI‑browser race intensifies. Leia mais →

PayPal announced a partnership with Perplexity that gives PayPal and Venmo users an invite to Perplexity’s AI‑powered Comet browser and a free year of Perplexity Pro, normally priced at $200 per year. The offer, available through the apps, includes one invite per PayPal account and excludes existing Pro subscribers. The deal builds on earlier collaborations that let users checkout instantly via AI‑driven searches and introduces a new subscriptions hub that helps users manage recurring payments, with a promotion that pays $50 to customers who link and pay for at least three subscriptions. Leia mais →

PayPal and its mobile‑payment arm Venmo are rolling out a promotion that gives U.S. users a free 12‑month subscription to Perplexity Pro, the AI‑enhanced service from the NVIDIA‑ and Bezos‑backed startup. The deal also grants access to Perplexity’s new Comet browser, which embeds the company’s AI as the default search engine and runs on Chromium. Users can claim the offer through the PayPal or Venmo apps, and a $50 credit is available for linking three subscriptions via PayPal’s new subscription hub. The promotion runs through the end of the year, after which the Pro plan auto‑renews at the standard rate. Leia mais →

PayPal and its mobile‑payment arm Venmo are rolling out a promotion that gives U.S. users a free 12‑month subscription to Perplexity Pro, the AI‑enhanced service from the NVIDIA‑ and Bezos‑backed startup. The deal also grants access to Perplexity’s new Comet browser, which embeds the company’s AI as the default search engine and runs on Chromium. Users can claim the offer through the PayPal or Venmo apps, and a $50 credit is available for linking three subscriptions via PayPal’s new subscription hub. The promotion runs through the end of the year, after which the Pro plan auto‑renews at the standard rate. Leia mais →

PayPal and its mobile‑payment arm Venmo are rolling out a promotion that gives U.S. users a free 12‑month subscription to Perplexity Pro, the AI‑enhanced service from the NVIDIA‑ and Bezos‑backed startup. The deal also grants access to Perplexity’s new Comet browser, which embeds the company’s AI as the default search engine and runs on Chromium. Users can claim the offer through the PayPal or Venmo apps, and a $50 credit is available for linking three subscriptions via PayPal’s new subscription hub. The promotion runs through the end of the year, after which the Pro plan auto‑renews at the standard rate. Leia mais →

PayPal announced a partnership with Perplexity that gives PayPal and Venmo users an invite to Perplexity’s AI‑powered Comet browser and a free year of Perplexity Pro, normally priced at $200 per year. The offer, available through the apps, includes one invite per PayPal account and excludes existing Pro subscribers. The deal builds on earlier collaborations that let users checkout instantly via AI‑driven searches and introduces a new subscriptions hub that helps users manage recurring payments, with a promotion that pays $50 to customers who link and pay for at least three subscriptions. Leia mais →

PayPal announced a partnership with Perplexity that gives PayPal and Venmo users an invite to Perplexity’s AI‑powered Comet browser and a free year of Perplexity Pro, normally priced at $200 per year. The offer, available through the apps, includes one invite per PayPal account and excludes existing Pro subscribers. The deal builds on earlier collaborations that let users checkout instantly via AI‑driven searches and introduces a new subscriptions hub that helps users manage recurring payments, with a promotion that pays $50 to customers who link and pay for at least three subscriptions. Leia mais →

PayPal and its mobile‑payment arm Venmo are rolling out a promotion that gives U.S. users a free 12‑month subscription to Perplexity Pro, the AI‑enhanced service from the NVIDIA‑ and Bezos‑backed startup. The deal also grants access to Perplexity’s new Comet browser, which embeds the company’s AI as the default search engine and runs on Chromium. Users can claim the offer through the PayPal or Venmo apps, and a $50 credit is available for linking three subscriptions via PayPal’s new subscription hub. The promotion runs through the end of the year, after which the Pro plan auto‑renews at the standard rate. Leia mais →

PayPal announced a partnership with Perplexity that gives PayPal and Venmo users an invite to Perplexity’s AI‑powered Comet browser and a free year of Perplexity Pro, normally priced at $200 per year. The offer, available through the apps, includes one invite per PayPal account and excludes existing Pro subscribers. The deal builds on earlier collaborations that let users checkout instantly via AI‑driven searches and introduces a new subscriptions hub that helps users manage recurring payments, with a promotion that pays $50 to customers who link and pay for at least three subscriptions. Leia mais →

PayPal and its mobile‑payment arm Venmo are rolling out a promotion that gives U.S. users a free 12‑month subscription to Perplexity Pro, the AI‑enhanced service from the NVIDIA‑ and Bezos‑backed startup. The deal also grants access to Perplexity’s new Comet browser, which embeds the company’s AI as the default search engine and runs on Chromium. Users can claim the offer through the PayPal or Venmo apps, and a $50 credit is available for linking three subscriptions via PayPal’s new subscription hub. The promotion runs through the end of the year, after which the Pro plan auto‑renews at the standard rate. Leia mais →

PayPal announced a partnership with Perplexity that gives PayPal and Venmo users an invite to Perplexity’s AI‑powered Comet browser and a free year of Perplexity Pro, normally priced at $200 per year. The offer, available through the apps, includes one invite per PayPal account and excludes existing Pro subscribers. The deal builds on earlier collaborations that let users checkout instantly via AI‑driven searches and introduces a new subscriptions hub that helps users manage recurring payments, with a promotion that pays $50 to customers who link and pay for at least three subscriptions. Leia mais →

The makers of AI-powered browsers, such as Dia and Comet, are introducing features to make users' lives easier by adding skill galleries and task shortcuts, allowing for easier repetition of frequently performed tasks. Leia mais →