Perplexity Gave 9 AI Models Root Access to Attack Its Sandbox
Perplexity gave 9 AI models root to attack its sandbox: the VM held 108/108, but 11 of 54 runs bypassed network rules via DNS spoofing and shared IPs.
Perplexity News and Analysis
6 verified stories covering Perplexity, product updates and industry developments.
Perplexity Wins Back AI Shopping Access
A Ninth Circuit ruling vacated Amazon's injunction against Perplexity's Comet agent and narrowed how CFAA access applies to user-directed AI browsers.
Perplexity Turns to Hybrid Inference With Intel
Perplexity’s Computex demo routes simple and sensitive agent work to local PCs while reserving complex reasoning for the cloud.
Snap and Perplexity End Their $400 Million Deal
Snap has removed all expected 2026 sales contribution from Perplexity after the planned Snapchat AI search partnership ended during the first quarter.
Perplexity turns Mac mini into an always-on AI assistant for $200/month
Perplexity has launched Personal Computer for Mac, a local AI agent that can access files, native apps, iMessage, Mail, and Calendar, running 24/7 on a Mac mini.
Perplexity Positions Itself as an Answer Engine, Not a Search Engine
Perplexity has seen rapid growth by offering direct AI-generated answers instead of link lists, using external models and its own search and RAG system to synthesize information from multiple sources.