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• 📝 Perplexity acquires Carbon to connect AI search to your work files.

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Perplexity acquires Carbon to connect AI search to your work files

Quick Take 📸

Perplexity, the AI search engine, just made a big move by snapping up Carbon, a Seattle-based startup. Carbon's specialty? Helping AI connect with your favorite apps like Notion, Google Docs, and Slack. This means Perplexity is gearing up to let you search your work files and chats directly through its platform, making life so much easier.

What You Need to Know 🔍

• Leadership Transition: Shishir Mehrotra replaces Rahul Roy-Chowdhury as CEO, with the latter staying on as an adviser.

• Enhanced Features: Coda’s tools will integrate into Grammarly, offering features like generative AI chat and a productivity suite.

• Strategic Move: This acquisition positions Grammarly to compete with emerging AI productivity tools by combining writing refinement with broader task management.

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