Snapchat, AI and Perplexity
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Additionally, another post by the same user shows a welcome screen that says Slide to get started, as well as some various clock widgets and frequently-visited sites — a pretty standard layout for a browser. Perplexity originally launched Comet to its Max subscribers, so it very well could follow a similar pattern with Comet on mobile devices.
The most notable improvement in the updated Comet Assistant is its ability to work across multiple tabs at once. This means it can extract information fro
TransferEngine enables GPU-to-GPU communication across AWS and Nvidia hardware, allowing trillion-parameter models to run on older systems.
Perplexity AI’s upcoming role as Snapchat’s default AI assistant marks a major milestone in the convergence of social media and generative AI, giving the startup unprecedented reach while redefining how Snapchat users interact with AI inside the app.
Amazon has sent a cease-and-desist letter accusing Perplexity AI of using its Comet browser agent to make purchases on Amazon without authorization, prompting Perplexity to fire back with a public statement alleging bullying and intimidation from the e-commerce juggernaut.
In today’s Digest, we look at Amazon suing Perplexity over its AI shopping assistant, Epic and Google settling their lawsuit, and People Inc. signing an AI deal with Microsoft amid traffic drop.
The dispute stirs debate about how much freedom autonomous AI tools should have online and whether big tech platforms are tightening control to protect their own ecosystems.