Perplexity tests Messages integration and usage credits

kept by eddie feb 24

Perplexity is developing a Mac Messages connector for its Comet browser and testing a usage-credits system for Pro users to buy extra capacity without upgrading.

ChatGPT update adds Apple Messages integration on Mac - 9to5Mac
ChatGPT’s latest macOS update adds an Apple Messages plugin that lets the AI read, search, and send iMessage, SMS, and RCS chats with user approval.
also on Apple Messages, #ai-integration
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Perplexity launches Personal Computer for Mac, enabling local AI agents that work across files, apps, and the web with continuous autonomous operation.
also on Comet, Perplexity, #macos, #user-experience
Perplexity Comet: A Reversing Story
The article provides a technical deep-dive into Perplexity's agentic browser Comet, detailing its dual-channel communication, hard boundaries, and page representation for AI interaction.
also on Comet, Perplexity, #browser-engineering, #ai-integration
Monetizing AI surfaces: Ads in the age of AI
OpenAI is testing intent-based ads and affiliate commerce in ChatGPT, with potential to become a $10B+ business if it builds effective measurement and avoids compromising answer quality.
also on #monetization, Perplexity
How ChatGPT serves ads
OpenAI serves ads in ChatGPT by injecting single_advertiser_ad_unit objects into the SSE response, with four Fernet-encrypted tokens and contextual targeting.
also on #monetization, #user-experience