A software engineer has taken to social media to express his regret at turning down a job offer from Aravind Srinivas, the Indian-origin CEO of AI search engine Perplexity AI. Aditya Baradwaj recently shared a screenshot of his conversation with Srinivas from July 2022, in which he was offered the opportunity to become a founding engineer at what would later …
Read More »’Narendra Modi is fascinating’: Lex Fridman praises India PM ahead of podcast, Perplexity CEO joins in
American podcaster Lex Fridman has shown his admiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him one of the “most fascinating human beings” he has ever studied. Fridman had recently announced his plans to come to India and do a podcast with the PM Narendra Modi in late February. In his post on X (formerly Twitter), Fridman wrote, “Narendra Modi is …
Read More »You can now try uncensored US-hosted DeepSeek via Perplexity
Readers help support MSpoweruser. We may get a commission if you buy through our links. Read our disclosure page to find out how can you help MSPoweruser sustain the editorial team Read more Perplexity, a popular AI-powered search engine, now hosts the now-surging DeepSeek R1 model. That means, you can now try out the open-source model on Perplexity’s platforms on …
Read More »DeepSeek Is Here to Stay as Microsoft, Perplexity Integrate Its Model
Microsoft and Perplexity have integrated the DeepSeek R1 model into their services after supposedly overcoming some of the data privacy and censorship concerns surrounding the Chinese-made model. Microsoft made DeepSeek R1 available on Azure AI Foundry (with a subscription) and GitHub (for free). It’s one of 1,800 models Microsoft currently offers. Perplexity is offering R1 to Pro subscribers ($20/month), who …
Read More »After Perplexity, Microsoft introduces DeepSeek R1 on Azure AI Foundry and GitHUB
Tech giant Microsoft has added DeepSeek R1 to the model catalog on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub, expanding its collection of over 1,800 AI models. In a blog post, Microsoft said that this new addition comes as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to provide a wide variety of AI solutions, including frontier, open-source, industry-specific, and task-oriented models. “DeepSeek R1 …
Read More »Perplexity AI revises merger proposal with TikTok, offers 50% equity to US government: Report
Aravind Srinivas’ Perplexity AI has revised its merger proposal with TikTok owner ByteDance to create a new joint company, Reuters reports. Under the new terms, the US government would be offered up to 50% of the new company in a future IPO at a valuation of at least $300 billion. What is Perplexity offering TikTok? Perplexity is reportedly proposing the …
Read More »Perplexity Launches its AI Assistant for Android
Perplexity is taking on Google with its new AI assistant for Android. The tool, called Perplexity Assistant, goes beyond answering questions. It aims to help users with everyday tasks in a smarter and more efficient way. Perplexity AI Assistant: Smart Features for Everyday Use Cool thing about this is everything stays in context. You can start with a conversation about …
Read More »Perplexity AI has reportedly submitted an 11th-hour bid to save TikTok in the US
Just one day before TikTok is expected to shut down in the US, startup Perplexity AI has submitted a bid to TikTok’s parent company ByteDance proposing a merger that would allow it to continue operating, CNBC reports. Citing an anonymous source, CNBC reports that the proposed merger would “create a new entity combining Perplexity, TikTok US and New Capital Partners.” …
Read More »Perplexity AI reportedly proposes merger with TikTok US. All you need to know
Artificial Intelligence backed search engine Perplexity AI has submitted a bid with TikTok parent company Bytedance to merge with TikTok US, according to a Reuters report. Reportedly, Perplexity AI would merge with TikTok US and create a new entity called New Capital Partners. The report states that the proposal put forward by Perplexity would allow most of the existing ByteDance …
Read More »Weekly Tech Recap: Sundar Pichai reveals Google’s priorities for 2025, PM Modi meets Perplexity AI CEO and more
With news coming throughout the week its easy to miss out on some of the top updates of the week. In order to keep the readers updated, we have compiled the Weekly Tech Recap where we take a look at some of the top tech related news of the week. This week, PM Modi met Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivisan, …
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