Perplexity is a company that provides AI-powered search and generation services. Recent coverage covers an appeal between Amazon and Perplexity now before the U.S. Ninth Circuit; the Windows release of Perplexity Portable Computer for NVIDIA GeForce/RTX PRO that runs local models (e.g. Qwen 3.8 27B) and can escalate tasks to cloud models; and deployment of GPT‑6 Astra in production for writing communications, changing software, and monitoring systems.
Amazon v. Perplexity at Ninth CircuitA Hacker News thread discusses an appeal between Amazon and Perplexity now before the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The case draws attention because it could influence legal frameworks and industry rules related to AI search and generation.
Perplexity Portable Computer Now on Windows with NVIDIA RTXPerplexity launched Portable Computer in its Windows app for NVIDIA GeForce/RTX PRO PCs, running local agents accelerated by NVIDIA GPUs. It ships with a local model (e.g. Qwen 3.8 27B), keeps sensitive data on-device, and can escalate tasks to cloud models with user permission.
Perplexity deploys GPT-6 Astra in productionPerplexity uses GPT‑6 Astra end-to-end to write communications, change software, and monitor production systems, checking in far less frequently than earlier models, reflecting increased trust in autonomous agents.
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