Perplexity reacts to Indian-origin CEO Aravind Srinivas’ AI gaffe: Layoffs are fine as people hate their jobs

April 1, 2026
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Perplexity reacts to Indian-origin CEO Aravind Srinivas’ AI gaffe: Layoffs are fine as people hate their jobs

[ad_1] Aravind Srinivas, CEO of AI startup Perplexity, says job losses because of AI are fine as people hate their jobs anyway. Aravind Srinivas, the Indian-origin CEO of Perplexity AI, was caught in a major controversy after he defended AI-triggered layoffs and said people do not love their jobs anyway. In a podcast, Srinivas who […]

June 22, 2025
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Top Apple executives have their eyes on Perplexity?

[ad_1] Apple executives have held internal discussions about potentially bidding for artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI, seeking to address the need for more AI talent and technology. Adrian Perica, the company’s head of mergers and acquisitions, has weighed the idea with services chief Eddy Cue and top AI decision-makers, according to people with knowledge of […]