The Latest Breaking News from Aravind Srinivas

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.

Benzinga · Aug 14, 2025

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.

Fortune · Aug 12, 2025

'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.

Benzinga · Aug 2, 2025

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.

Benzinga · Jul 10, 2025

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.”

Fortune · Jul 1, 2025

Google Built Android To Protect Its Ad Empire, Not AI, Says Perplexity's Aravind Srinivas: Says OS Must Be Reengineered For Agentic Future

Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas challenged Alphabet Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system design on Tuesday, claiming the platform prioritizes advertising revenue over artificial intelligence capabilities.

Benzinga · Jun 25, 2025

Perplexity Labs Is Here: 5 Things You Should Know

Perplexity has officially launched its Perplexity Labs. It is a new workspace built to handle more complex and high-effort tasks. The company announced

Geekflare · May 30, 2025

Perplexity is Quietly Testing ‘Projects’

Low-code or no-code AI tools are in the trend these days. Now, it seems like Perplexity is joining this bandwagon with an upcoming feature called

Geekflare · May 14, 2025

Perplexity CEO shares the Elon Musk-inspired mantra that helped him build the $9 billion rival to OpenAI

Perplexity’s CEO, Aravind Srinivas, used the early days of Elon Musk and SpaceX—when the billionaire refused to give up even after rockets would explode—as a source of inspiration for his career.

Fortune · Apr 29, 2025

Perplexity AI Is Getting into the Smartphone Game. Why That Could Be Bad News for Apple Stock.

Is Perplexity a threat to Apple's dominance now that it has partnered up with Motorola?

Barchart · Apr 26, 2025