Why #Perplexity is going after Google Chrome - and yes, it's serious https://zdnet.com/article/why-perplexity-is-going-after-google-chrome-and-yes-its-serious/ by @sjvn
The courts are likely to force #Google to sell #Chrome to someone, which may spark a bidding war.
(⌐■-■) Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade website no-crawl directives
Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, one of the world's biggest by circulation, is suing U.S.-based AI firm Perplexity for allegedly "free-riding" on its content on its search engine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/japan/crime-legal/yomiuri-sues-free-riding-ai-firm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #yomiuri #newspapers #media #ai #perplexity #japanesecourts
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Today, Cloudflare reported that the AI company #Perplexity is using "stealth crawlers" to scrape data from websites with no-crawling policies. Read about how AI has created a battle over web crawling in this Q&A: https://spectrum.ieee.org/web-crawling
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If your crawler is spoofing its identity because I have disallowed it from my sites, I consider that an attempted server breach. You are no better than someone trying to compromise my SSH connection.
Today, Cloudflare reported that the AI company #Perplexity is using "stealth crawlers" to scrape data from websites with no-crawling policies. Read about how AI has created a battle over web crawling in this Q&A: https://spectrum.ieee.org/web-crawling
If your crawler is spoofing its identity because I have disallowed it from my sites, I consider that an attempted server breach. You are no better than someone trying to compromise my SSH connection.
Perplexity's Comet web browser is now available, but requires a $200/month Perplexity Max subscription. It's based on Google Chromium, but tightly integrated with AI features that let the browser perform actions based on prompts. https://www.engadget.com/ai/perplexitys-comet-ai-browser-is-available-now-for-200-per-month-180955616.html?src=rss#AI#AIBrowser#WebBrowsers#Perplexity#Comet