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- Perplexity AI has launched a new AI-powered web browser called Comet which will be made available initially to paid Perplexity Max subscribers.
“Invite-only access will roll out slowly to our waitlist over the summer. New users will also receive a limited number of invites to share,” Perplexity said in a blog post.
“With our own roadmap, and with every new advancement in AI, we will continue to launch new features and functionality for Comet, improve experiences based on your feedback, and focus relentlessly–as we always have–on building accurate and trustworthy AI that fuels human curiosity,” the company added.
Currently, the most widely-used web browsers are Microsoft’s (MSFT) Edge, Google’s (GOOG) (GOOGL) Chrome, Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Safari and Mozilla’s Firefox.
- Longtime Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) COO Jeff Williams is retiring, to be succeeded by Apple’s senior vice president of operations, Sabih Khan, a transition that the company said had been “long-planned.” Williams will continue to report to CEO Tim Cook until he retires from the company later this year.
“Sabih is a brilliant strategist who has been one of the central architects of Apple’s supply chain,” Cook said in a statement. “While overseeing Apple’s supply chain, he has helped pioneer new technologies in advanced manufacturing, overseen the expansion of Apple’s manufacturing footprint in the United States, and helped ensure that Apple can be nimble in response to global challenges.”
- Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk roasted Wedbush analyst Dan Ives, who covers Tesla, after he suggested the company merge with xAI and Tesla’s board impose certain restrictions on Musk’s behavior.
“Tesla Board of Directions…take the following 3 steps in our view. 1. New pay package getting Musk to 25% voting control. Clears a path for xAI merger. 2. Guardrails established for amount of time Musk spends at Tesla as part of pay package 3. Oversight on political endeavors,” Ives posted on X.
“Shut up, Dan,” Musk replied on X.
- X CEO Linda Yaccarino is stepping down after two years at the helm of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. X was bought by Musk in 2022.
“When @elonmusk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company. I’m immensely grateful to him for entrusting me with the responsibility of protecting free speech, turning the company around, and transforming X into the Everything App,” she said in a post on X.
Yaccarino didn’t mention in her post why she was leaving.