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Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas Says Losing Your Job To AI Is ‘Fine’

Artificial intelligence is already changing the workplace, but a recent comment by Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas has sparked a fierce debate online. The Indian-origin entrepreneur, who founded Perplexity in 2022, suggested that losing jobs to AI may not be as bad as many people fear. His comments have divided people…

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Perplexity reacts to Indian-origin CEO Aravind Srinivas' AI gaffe: Layoffs are fine as people hate their jobs

Aravind Srinivas, the Indian-origin CEO of Perplexity AI, was caught in a major controversy after he defended AI-triggered layoffs and said people do not love their jobs anyway. In a podcast, Srinivas who studied at IIT-Madras and then did his PhD at UC Berkeley, said job losses will open many…

The Times of India

Perplexity CEO says AI layoffs aren’t so bad because people hate their jobs anyways: ‘That sort of glorious future is what we should look forward to’

Aravind Srinivas suggested AI will enable a new era of small business entrepreneurship he believes was lost in the early 20th century.

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Samsung already nuked the only cool thing about the Galaxy S26’s AI

Samsung’s first Galaxy S26 update removed the “Hey Plex” wake word for Perplexity AI, but it’s only temporary.

Android Central

Perplexity’s CEO steps Into the AI agent conversation with Computer

After months of silence, Aravind Srinivas explains what Perplexity has been building—and why now

Fortune

Intel showed up for consumers at the 'Consumer Electronics Show;' AMD didn’t

At this year's CES, AMD felt like a dominant force, too focused on AI potential to talk about (or to) consumers. Intel looked more like a laser-focused startup, confidently pitching its Panther Lake chips to gamers, laptop users, and even robot makers.

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Amazon Cries Foul Over Perplexity's Shady Tactics in AI Shopping

Amazon called out AI-centred startup Perplexity for its shady online shopping methods.

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Perplexity Fires Back At Amazon's Legal Threat On Agentic Shopping: 'Bullying Is Not Innovation'

Perplexity and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) engaged in a heated dispute after the e-commerce giant issued a legal threat to the AI startup over the use of its AI assistants for online shopping.

Benzinga

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky challenges founders with a critical question if they aspire to emulate his success

Brian Chesky says that before chasing the dream of building the next Airbnb, aspiring entrepreneurs must answer one critical question—and the best answer he’s ever heard is: "Because if I don't do it, no one else will."

Fortune

'Absolutely Don't Do This': Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas Warns Against Misuse Of AI Tools

Perplexity AI is back in the spotlight. This time, the startup’s 31-year-old CEO, Aravind Srinivas, warned against misusing AI tools.

Benzinga

Perplexity’s 31-year-old CEO horrified after getting tagged by a student using his free AI browser to cheat: ‘Absolutely don’t do this’

The Comet browser was just lowered from $200 to free for students. Its “agentic” AI can navigate the web, click through tasks, and yes, finish your homework.

Fortune

Can a Browser Replace an Employee? Perplexity’s CEO Thinks So

Perplexity CEO, Aravind Srinivas, believes that Comet could redefine how people work. He also went to the extent of saying that businesses might not even

Geekflare

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas Backs $9M AI Startup That Cuts Finance Grunt Work By 40% And Slashes Month-End Close In Half

Finance leaders face reconciliations, slow closes, and constant data juggling. To solve this, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas invested in Maximor, a startup that claims to have cut one customer's month-end close in half.

Benzinga

Comet AI Browser: Is It Safe? Here's What It Can Do and How to Download Free Version

Perplexity AI announced that their Comet browser is available for download for free to attract more users.

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‘Tyler Perry said something to me I’ll never forget’: Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks CEO learned a big lesson on when ‘to leave them in the sand’

Millennial entrepreneur Derrick Hayes told Fortune that he sticks to his business ambitions, echoing the likes of the CEOs at Perplexity, Target, and Workday.

International Business Times UK

Forget Google? Perplexity AI Brings Comet Browser to India — With a Secret Hack to Bypass the £142 Fee

In an effort to challenge Google's dominance, Perplexity AI has launched its Comet browser in India. This new AI-powered tool blends browsing with a powerful answer engine, offering features from summarising articles to booking meetings.

Benzinga

Perplexity CEO Responds After User Says AI Tool Finished 2-Hour, 100-Question Exam In 13 Minutes With Near-Perfect Score

Perplexity AI, whose backers include Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos and chipmaker Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), has found itself in a bit of a pickle after a user said that its tool, Comet, aced a 100-question certification exam for them in just 13 minutes.

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Perplexity's $34.5 billion gambit for Google's Chrome could change the AI wars overnight

The Department of Justice wants Google to be forced to sell Chrome. One industry rival valued it at upwards of $50 billion.

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Benzinga

'I Don't Do Anything Other Than Working,' Says Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas As His $14 Billion AI Startup Challenges Tech Giants

Perplexity Chief Executive Officer Aravind Srinivas says speed and urgency are nonnegotiable as his artificial intelligence startup races tech giants.

Geekflare

Perplexity Launches Comet Shortcuts for Automating Web Workflows

Perplexity has launched Comet Shortcuts, which allows you to automate repetitive web tasks using simple natural language commands. It was announced by CEO

Benzinga

Forget Chatbots—Perplexity's Aravind Srinivas Says The Real AI Disruption Is In The Browser And It's Coming For Office Jobs

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas believes the future of AI won’t be driven by chatbots, but by intelligent browsers that can fully automate key white-collar roles.

Benzinga

Perplexity AI Targets Google Chrome's Stronghold With Smartphone Pre-Install Strategy: Report

Perplexity AI, backed by Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) is negotiating with mobile manufacturers to pre-install its Comet browser on smartphones.

Fortune

CEO of $14 billion AI firm Perplexity says the secret to success is ‘sleeping with that fear’ that your competitor will steal your idea

Rather than letting that pressure paralyze him, Aravind Srinivas, the co-founder and CEO of Perplexity, uses it as fuel.

Benzinga

Google Rejected Perplexity's Request To Become A Default Search Engine Option On Chrome: AI Startup Fires Back With 'Comet' Browser

Perplexity AI launched its Comet web browser on Wednesday, following Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Google Chrome’s rejection of the startup’s offer to become a default search engine option, according to CEO Aravind Srinivas.

Fortune

Don’t count out Apple in the ‘AI race’: It might be in the best position of all

Apple has never been about speed. It just needs to integrate AI in a way that enhances the “Apple magic.”

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