Sundar Pichai-controlled tech giant Alphabet's stock fell 0.6% to $246.43 after AI startup Perplexity announced that its new browser, Comet, will be available for free. By making the browser available for free, Aravind Srinivas has positioned Comet as a direct challenger to Google Chrome. With this smart move, he will also be pre-empting OpenAI’s anticipated AI-powered browser. Earlier, Perplexity priced its premium Max plan at $200 per month and got millions of early subscribers.

Perplexity's AI-driven features

With the free browser, Perplexity has offered a wide range of AI-driven features, including Discover, 'Spaces' for organizing projects, 'Shopping', 'Travel', 'Finance' comprising tools for budgeting, expenses and investments, and Sports for real-time updates and news. However, th

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