Apple Eyes Bold AI Move with Possible Perplexity Acquisition iPhone-maker Apple is reportedly eyeing its biggest acquisition ever, a potential deal to acquire fast-rising AI start-up Perplexity, as per Bloomberg reports Known for its real-time AI search platform, Perplexity was recently valued at $14 billion This price tag is more than four times Apple’s previous $3 billion record deal for Beats in 2014
Apple Debates a Deal With Perplexity in Pursuit of AI Talent Apple Inc executives have held internal discussions about potentially bidding for artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI, seeking to address the need for more AI talent and technology
Apple Internally Discussing Whether to Bid to Acquire . . . Perplexity's most recent funding round valued the company at $14 billion, so an outright acquisition by Apple would undoubtedly be by far the largest deal in the Cupertino company's history
Apple eyes Perplexity AI as it races to future-proof search . . . Apple has held internal discussions about potentially bidding for artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI, according to a Bloomberg report by Mark Gurman The report states that the move is part of Apple’s broader effort to bolster its generative AI capabilities and potentially fill gaps left by a looming threat to its lucrative search