Perplexity CEO Stunned by Dow Jones, NY Post Lawsuit

• Perplexity CEO, Aravind Srinivas, expressed surprise at a lawsuit from Dow Jones and the New York Post.
• The media companies, owned by News Corp, accused the startup of illegal copying of their copyrighted work.
• The publishers had reached out to Perplexity in June, offering to discuss a potential licensing deal.
• Perplexity, backed by Nvidia and Jeff Bezos, has faced similar accusations from Forbes and Wired.
• The startup has since launched a revenue-sharing program to address some of these concerns.

Source: Reuters