Perplexity has opened the doors: its AI‑powered browser and answer engine, Comet, is now free for everyone — a deliberate, high‑stakes push to grab desktop attention and challenge Google’s search and browser dominance.
Background
Perplexity launched Comet in July as a premium, invite‑only...
Perplexity’s latest play changes the calculus of how AI services can — and might — compensate the news ecosystem: the company’s Comet Plus subscription promises to funnel a substantial share of revenue back to publishers whose work is surfaced by its AI assistant and browser, while also arriving...