Perplexity/page/2 news and trends

Perplexity Uses Plaid to Personalize Financial Insights
artificial intelligence // April 10, 2026

Managing money has always meant tracking accounts across multiple institutions. Most people never get a complete view unless they maintain spreadsheets. Perplexity now offers an alternative. The platform draws insights directly from a user’s own connected financial data, according to a Thursday (April 9) blog...

Perplexity’s Shift to AI Agents Boosts Revenue 50% 
artificial intelligence // April 08, 2026

Perplexity’s move from AI-powered search to artificial intelligence (AI) agents has reportedly paid off. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Perplexity Launches AI Agent That Drafts Tax Returns
Taxes // April 06, 2026

Every spring, millions of Americans sit down to do their taxes with a pile of forms, a browser full of tabs and a sense that they are probably doing something wrong. Tax software helps. So does a CPA. But both cost money, take time and...

Perplexity Asks Federal Court to Lift Amazon Shopping Agent Ban
Legal // April 03, 2026

Perplexity went to a federal appeals court on Wednesday (April 1) seeking to overturn an injunction that bars its artificial intelligence (AI) shopping agent, Comet, from accessing Amazon, according to MediaPost. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Interviews & Exclusives
Samsung and Perplexity Push New Agentic Tools Into Phones and the Cloud

March 02, 2026
It was a big week in The Prompt Economy, with big moves from big companies making big claims. None were bigger than Samsung, which used its user conference to herald what it says is “The Beginning of Truly Agentic AI.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free […]

Perplexity Challenges OpenClaw With Managed AI Agent

February 25, 2026
Perplexity AI introduced Computer, a new product designed to complete complex assignments with limited human supervision, and it sets up a clear contrast with a fast-growing open-source rival known as...

Perplexity’s Agents Crash Amazon’s Gate and Spark a Legal Showdown

November 05, 2025
A digital turf war is erupting between Amazon and Perplexity AI, marking the first major legal test over whether an autonomous artificial intelligence agent has the right to act as...

Search Marketing Loses Ground as AI Reshapes Consumer Discovery

July 16, 2025
For years, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) have relied on search engine optimization (SEO) to drive discovery, traffic and sales. But the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally...

Quick Reads
Perplexity’s Shift to AI Agents Boosts Revenue 50% 

April 08, 2026
Perplexity’s move from AI-powered search to artificial intelligence (AI) agents has reportedly paid off. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing […]

Court Blocks Amazon Ban on Perplexity AI Agents

March 17, 2026
A court of appeals blocked a lower court’s order that would have prevented Perplexity’s artificial intelligence shopping agents from visiting Amazon’s website, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (March 17). Get the Full...

Amazon Injunction Could Change the Future of Agentic Commerce

March 11, 2026
Amazon won an early legal victory this week when a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking Perplexity from using the Comet browser’s artificial intelligence shopping agent to access password-protected...

Perplexity Computer Uses Plaid Data to Personalize Financial Management

March 11, 2026
Perplexity has added deeper capabilities for financial research to its cloud-based agent product, Perplexity Computer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...