Plagiarism engines like Perplexity and Arc Search have attracted millions of users by ripping off other people’s work, depriving publishers of the traffic and advertising revenue that once sustained them. The results have been successful enough that Google is following them.

This should not stand but we need new business models

https://www.platformer.news/how-to-stop-perplexity-oreilly-ai-publishing/?ref=platformer-newsletter
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How to stop Perplexity and save the web from bad AI

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Plagiarism engines like Perplexity and Arc Search have attracted millions of users by ripping off other people’s work, depriving publishers of the traffic and advertising revenue that once sustained them. The results have been successful enough that Google is following them.  This should not stand but we need new business models  https://www.platformer.news/how-to-stop-perplexity-oreilly-ai-publishing/?ref=platformer-newsletter #Artificial Intelligence

Nate

Google challenger Perplexity’s fast growth has been propelled by heavy discounts, advertising—and big AI bills, documents show.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-challenger-perplexity-growth-comes-high-cost

Google challenger Perplexity’s fast growth has been propelled by heavy discounts, advertising—and big AI bills, documents show.  https://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-challenger-perplexity-growth-comes-high-cost

Artificial intelligence–powered search engine Perplexity has rapidly increased its subscription revenue and users in the past year, despite tough competition from the free AI search tools of Google and OpenAI. Previously unreported financials show the cost of that growth. Perplexity generated ...

For Google Challenger Perplexity, Growth Comes at a High Cost

Jerome Cody

Perplexity, an artificial intelligence-powered search engine, has had discussions with Accel for its latest financing, a $500 million capital raise at a $14 billion valuation, including the investment, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The deal talks are early and the terms and participants could change. The valuation is 56% higher than the company’s last round in November but less than the $15 billion price tag that investors had offered the company earlier this year, The Information previously reported.

The new round, which is still under discussions, underscores investor interest in the growing company. It recently generated revenue at a $100 million pace from subscriptions for its Perplexity Pro product.

Last year, Accel raised a $1.35 billion growth fund, backing companies like Cyera, a cybersecurity company, and Vercel, which offers AI tools to developers. The firm participated in the latest round of coding assistant startup, Cursor, which recently raised capital at a $9 billion valuation.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/12/perplexity-funding-round-comet.html

Perplexity, an artificial intelligence-powered search engine, has had discussions with Accel for its latest financing, a $500 million capital raise at a $14 billion valuation, including the investment, according to a person familiar with the matter.  The deal talks are early and the terms and participants could change. The valuation is 56% higher than the company’s last round in November but less than the $15 billion price tag that investors had offered the company earlier this year, The Information previously reported.  The new round, which is still under discussions, underscores investor interest in the growing company. It recently generated revenue at a $100 million pace from subscriptions for its Perplexity Pro product.  Last year, Accel raised a $1.35 billion growth fund, backing companies like Cyera, a cybersecurity company, and Vercel, which offers AI tools to developers. The firm participated in the latest round of coding assistant startup, Cursor, which recently raised capital at a $9 billion valuation.  https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/12/perplexity-funding-round-comet.html

The artificial intelligence search engine company competes against the likes of Google and Microsoft-backed OpenAI.

Perplexity AI wrapping talks to raise $500 million at $14 billion valuation

Tasia

#Artificial Intelligence   technologies are not only altering user search behaviors but also challenging the economic models that support web content and journalism.

https://www.platformer.news/safari-search-decline-apple-google/?ref=platformer-newsletter

#Artificial Intelligence   technologies are not only altering user search behaviors but also challenging the economic models that support web content and journalism.  https://www.platformer.news/safari-search-decline-apple-google/?ref=platformer-newsletter

A startling statistic from Google’s antitrust trial raises fears that a long-predicted decline has now begun

Stats from a dying web

Cyril

Apple sucker punches Google: Testifying during a government lawsuit against Alphabet, Apple said that it expects to add #Artificial Intelligence   search engines to Safari in time, adding that they won’t be the default option — at least not to start. The mere idea that Apple might move on from its lucrative deal with Google sent shares of the search giant’s parent company down 7.5% today. For a company valued in the trillions, that’s a painful haircut. The story is bullish for companies like OpenAI and Perplexity, however; those companies are hungry to absorb some of the advertising spend that Mountain View has sponged up for decades now.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-07/apple-working-to-move-to-ai-search-in-browser-amid-google-fallout?_bhlid=a3b505ee138c13e01e89b264e81d9dcd9cbabf71

Apple sucker punches Google: Testifying during a government lawsuit against Alphabet, Apple said that it expects to add #Artificial Intelligence   search engines to Safari in time, adding that they won’t be the default option — at least not to start. The mere idea that Apple might move on from its lucrative deal with Google sent shares of the search giant’s parent company down 7.5% today. For a company valued in the trillions, that’s a painful haircut. The story is bullish for companies like OpenAI and Perplexity, however; those companies are hungry to absorb some of the advertising spend that Mountain View has sponged up for decades now.  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-07/apple-working-to-move-to-ai-search-in-browser-amid-google-fallout?_bhlid=a3b505ee138c13e01e89b264e81d9dcd9cbabf71

Apple Inc. is “actively looking at” revamping the Safari web browser on its devices to focus on AI-powered search engines, a seismic shift for the industry hastened by the potential end of a longtime partnership with Google.

Apple Eyes Move to AI Search, Ending Era Defined by Google

The AI chatbot boom is shaping up to be quite the windfall for phone makers—even smaller brands like Motorola. On Thursday, AI startup Perplexity announced a partnership with Motorola to install Perplexity’s app on Motorola devices, a move aimed at boosting Perplexity’s audience. The deal also gives new owners of Motorola phones three months of the Perplexity Pro subscription free.

Google has negotiated a similar deal with Motorola for Google’s Gemini AI app, a Google executive testified this week at a trial in Washington aimed at deciding how the tech giant’s operations will be overhauled to fix its illegal search practices. (The Justice Department, which sued Google on antitrust grounds, wants to stop Google using these deals to lock up app distribution.) CNBC reported today that Motorola is also partnering with Microsoft Copilot and Meta Platforms for AI services to handle certain queries.

While not every company in these partnerships is necessarily paying Motorola, there’s a reasonable chance some are—particularly those that need the audience more. For once, Motorola is getting some love.

https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/announcing-our-global-partnership-with-motorola?utm_campaign=article_email&utm_content=article-14915&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sg

The AI chatbot boom is shaping up to be quite the windfall for phone makers—even smaller brands like Motorola. On Thursday, AI startup Perplexity announced a partnership with Motorola to install Perplexity’s app on Motorola devices, a move aimed at boosting Perplexity’s audience. The deal also gives new owners of Motorola phones three months of the Perplexity Pro subscription free.  Google has negotiated a similar deal with Motorola for Google’s Gemini AI app, a Google executive testified this week at a trial in Washington aimed at deciding how the tech giant’s operations will be overhauled to fix its illegal search practices. (The Justice Department, which sued Google on antitrust grounds, wants to stop Google using these deals to lock up app distribution.) CNBC reported today that Motorola is also partnering with Microsoft Copilot and Meta Platforms for AI services to handle certain queries.  While not every company in these partnerships is necessarily paying Motorola, there’s a reasonable chance some are—particularly those that need the audience more. For once, Motorola is getting some love.  https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/announcing-our-global-partnership-with-motorola?utm_campaign=article_email&utm_content=article-14915&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sg

We're excited to announce our global partnership with Motorola. Starting with the new generation of Motorola devices, Perplexity will be pre-installed on millions of smartphones worldwide, giving Motorola users direct access to our answer engine and assistant.

Nate

A group of likeminded people in Artificial Intelligence are talking about this.