☄️ Perplexity's 'Comet' prepares for prime time

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Hi AI Futurists,

Comet, a new AI-powered browser from Perplexity, is getting a major distribution push to PayPal and Venmo users will now get early access through a 12-month Pro trial. Backed by NVIDIA and designed to rethink how we search and browse, Comet brings AI directly into your tabs, calendars, and inbox. Let’s take a look.

Here’s our agenda.

• Our sponsor: Pacaso and Roku

• Top AI news

• Comet prepares for prime time

• Top 3 selected AI tools

• AI in the wild

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Early access to AI browser Comet

PayPal and Venmo users in the U.S. and select global markets will now get early access to Comet, the new AI-powered browser from Perplexity, as part of a 12-month Pro subscription trial valued at $200. This partnership builds on Perplexity’s May collaboration with PayPal and is designed to boost adoption of its Pro tier by tapping into PayPal’s 430 million-strong user base. Users can now access Comet via PayPal’s new “subscriptions hub,” which also allows for centralized subscription management—something PayPal is clearly betting on as a growth driver.

Perplexity, backed by NVIDIA, is carving out space in the AI search world by building tools that skip the traditional link-based search and instead provide direct, summarized answers. Comet steps it up by embedding this AI into the browsing experience itself. Users can query personal data like emails or calendars, auto-summarize content, or even schedule meetings. The company is already in discussions with smartphone makers to embed the mobile version of Comet at the OS level, which could position it to compete with native assistants like Google Assistant or Apple’s Siri. CEO Aravind Srinivas is clearly aiming to make agentic AI a core layer of digital life.

This signals more than just a browser war—it’s a quiet shift toward ambient computing. If your browser can summarize, schedule, and search without friction, the nature of productivity changes. The browser stops being a gateway and becomes the assistant. And as subscription models like this roll out, consumers might finally see what "AI as a utility" looks like in their daily workflow.

Takeaways at a Glance:

• Comet browser embeds Perplexity AI into daily browsing tasks

• Users can ask questions about emails, calendars, and more

• Now bundled as a 12-month Pro trial via PayPal's subscription hub

• Mobile version in the works; distribution talks with OEMs ongoing

• Signals the rise of agentic, embedded AI experiences over static chatbots

What We Think About It:

• This is a playbook shift: AI isn’t just about flashy demos anymore, it’s being bundled into utility platforms and consumer services. PayPal’s entry here is especially interesting because it connects AI with fintech, signaling future commerce-agent use cases. If Comet sticks, it could become a reference model for AI-native interfaces beyond the browser.

What You Can Do Right Now:

• Start experimenting with AI-powered browsing by activating the Perplexity Pro trial via your PayPal app. Think about how your own product could integrate AI into daily user actions, not just conversations.

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