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Perplexity Launches Comet Plus to Address AI Copyright Concerns

2025-08-26

AI startup Perplexity has launched a paid subscription service, Comet Plus, offering users premium content from trusted publishers and journalists while providing publishers with a fairer compensation model. Included in Perplexity's Pro and Max memberships, Comet Plus is also available as a standalone subscription for $5 per month. Perplexity has allocated $42.5 million to a revenue-sharing program, paying publishers 80% of revenue generated when their content is used by its Comet browser or AI assistant. This move addresses ongoing copyright infringement lawsuits against AI companies. Perplexity aims to foster partnerships with news publishers, balancing AI advancements with copyright protection.

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Amazon Prime Day: 41% Drop on Day 1? A Tale of Two Data Points

2025-07-10

Amazon's Prime Day kicked off with conflicting reports. Momentum Commerce claimed a 41% drop in day-one sales compared to last year's shorter event. Amazon countered, calling the figures inaccurate. Analysts suggest extended sales and consumers waiting for better deals may be factors. Despite this, Adobe data reveals Prime Day's opening day surpassed Thanksgiving 2024 in e-commerce spending, with mobile sales dominating and buy-now-pay-later orders up significantly. This Prime Day, alongside Walmart's Walmart+ Week, serves as a crucial test of consumer spending amidst economic uncertainty.