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Samsung is reportedly a major investor in Perplexity’s latest funding round, which is seeking $500 million at a $14 billion valuation, Mashable reports, citing Bloomberg.
Why it mattersThat would put Samsung’s reported interest beyond bringing Perplexity features to Galaxy phones: it would also make the phone-maker a significant backer of the AI search company. The round and Samsung’s participation are reported, not confirmed here as completed. The detail appeared in coverage of a possible Galaxy S26 partnership, a topic already covered in an earlier WittyWires story. This reported investment is a separate development, though, and a useful sign of how Samsung may be positioning itself in the AI search market.
Discuss: Should a phone maker invest in an AI assistant it may also build into its devices, or is that too much influence in one place?
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