00:00 Speaker A
Perplexity is in talks for a new round of funding that would value the AI startup at $14 billion, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal. That represents a more than 50% increase from its valuation late last year. The new funding round, which is expected to total $500 million, is a sign of still present enthusiasm for AI companies. Some of which are leveraging the new technology to challenge Google’s long-time dominance over web search. Perplexity is one such company. Its search tool provider provides users with summarized answers that include links to sites. Perplexity also plans to launch its own web browser, Comet, in a potential challenge to Google Chrome and to Apple’s Safari.
01:27 Speaker A
Last November, Perplexity was valued at $9 billion. It’s among the startups riding the wave of AI enthusiasm initiated by ChatGPT just three years ago.
01:46 Speaker A
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