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  • The Register: Perplexity vexed by Cloudflare’s claims its bots are bad

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/05/perplexity_vexed_by_cloudflares_claims/ Source: The Register Title: Perplexity vexed by Cloudflare’s claims its bots are bad Feedly Summary: AI search biz insists its content capture and summarization is okay because someone asked for it AI search biz Perplexity claims that Cloudflare has mischaracterized its site crawlers as malicious bots and that the content delivery network…

  • The Register: Perplexity AI accused of scraping content against websites’ will with unlisted IP ranges

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/04/perplexity_ai_crawlers_accused_data_raids/ Source: The Register Title: Perplexity AI accused of scraping content against websites’ will with unlisted IP ranges Feedly Summary: Cloudflare finds AI search biz ignoring crawl prohibitions and trying to hide its spiders Perplexity, an AI search startup, has been spotted trying to disguise its content-scraping bots while flouting websites’ no-crawl directives.……

  • The Cloudflare Blog: Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade website no-crawl directives

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    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/perplexity-is-using-stealth-undeclared-crawlers-to-evade-website-no-crawl-directives/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade website no-crawl directives Feedly Summary: Perplexity is repeatedly modifying their user agent and changing IPs and ASNs to hide their crawling activity, in direct conflict with explicit no-crawl preferences expressed by websites. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…

  • Slashdot: Perplexity is Using Stealth, Undeclared Crawlers To Evade Website No-Crawl Directives, Cloudflare Says

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/04/1459240/perplexity-is-using-stealth-undeclared-crawlers-to-evade-website-no-crawl-directives-cloudflare-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Perplexity is Using Stealth, Undeclared Crawlers To Evade Website No-Crawl Directives, Cloudflare Says Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report highlights ethical concerns regarding the web crawling practices of the AI startup Perplexity. By using undetected methods to bypass website restrictions on automated access, this behavior…

  • Cloud Blog: Your guide to taking an open model from discovery to a production-ready endpoint on Vertex AI

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/take-an-open-model-from-discovery-to-endpoint-on-vertex-ai/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Your guide to taking an open model from discovery to a production-ready endpoint on Vertex AI Feedly Summary: Developers building with gen AI are increasingly drawn to open models for their power and flexibility. But customizing and deploying them can be a huge challenge. You’re often left wrestling…

  • Wired: OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent Is Haunting My Browser

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/browser-haunted-by-ai-agents/ Source: Wired Title: OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent Is Haunting My Browser Feedly Summary: New tools from OpenAI and Perplexity can browse the web for you. If the idea takes off, these generative AI agents could turn the internet into a ghost town where only bots roam. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…

  • Slashdot: BBC Threatens Legal Action Against Perplexity AI Over Content Scraping

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/20/2022200/bbc-threatens-legal-action-against-perplexity-ai-over-content-scraping?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: BBC Threatens Legal Action Against Perplexity AI Over Content Scraping Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The BBC is taking legal action against Perplexity AI for allegedly using its content without permission to train AI models. This situation highlights the ongoing tensions between AI technology development and…

  • Slashdot: Meta Discussed Buying Perplexity Before Investing In Scale AI

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    Source URL: https://meta.slashdot.org/story/25/06/20/2015248/meta-discussed-buying-perplexity-before-investing-in-scale-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Meta Discussed Buying Perplexity Before Investing In Scale AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Meta’s recent strategic moves in the AI domain, including an attempted acquisition of Perplexity AI and a significant investment in Scale AI. This reflects Meta’s increasing urgency to compete…

  • The Register: Perplexity offers training wheels for building AI agents

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/30/perplexity_labs_ai_agent/ Source: The Register Title: Perplexity offers training wheels for building AI agents Feedly Summary: Generate modest interactive apps, spiffy charts, and bland screenplays as needed Perplexity, an AI search biz, has launched Perplexity Labs, a project automation service capable of generating basic apps and digital assets on demand, with example workflows and…

  • Slashdot: Apple’s Next-Gen Version of Siri Is ‘On Par’ With ChatGPT

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/05/19/2119226/apples-next-gen-version-of-siri-is-on-par-with-chatgpt?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple’s Next-Gen Version of Siri Is ‘On Par’ With ChatGPT Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple is reportedly developing a next-generation version of Siri that aims to compete directly with ChatGPT, focusing on significant improvements in conversational capabilities and information synthesis. This new iteration will utilize…