Overview

• Perplexity has sent invites to early testers for its Comet browser beta on Windows after a Mac-only Apple Silicon trial in May.
• The company says Comet’s Android version is advancing ahead of schedule as it aims to challenge Opera Neon and AI-driven browsers from Google and OpenAI.
• Built-in tools let users pose questions, search for shopping discounts, manage emails and virtually try on clothing within the browser.
• After CEO Aravind Srinivas’s comments about collecting data beyond the app raised privacy concerns, Perplexity clarified that users can opt out of personalization for targeted ads.
• In a related update, Perplexity added an AI video generation feature to its X chatbot, prompting warnings about potential misinformation.