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
Sources: Apple execs have held internal discussions about . . . Sources: Meta held discussions with Perplexity about a possible takeover before moving ahead with a $14 3B investment in Scale AI — The two companies couldn't come to an agreement and decided not to pursue the deal, said the people, who asked not to be named as the details of the talks aren't public
Apple Weighs $14 Billion Perplexity AI Bid to Boost Search . . . Apple Inc has held preliminary internal discussions about making a bid for Perplexity AI, the fast-growing generative-search start-up valued at roughly $14 billion, according to people familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg The talks, led by mergers chief Adrian Perica and services head Eddy Cue, are part of A
Apple Internally Discussing Whether to Bid to Acquire . . . Perplexity is one of the leading AI startups that has proven popular as an AI-infused web search engine Mergers and acquisitions chief Adrian Perica, services head Eddy Cue , and other executives overseeing Apple’s AI efforts have been participating in the discussions, which Gurman says “are at an early stage and may not lead to an offer ”