SAMSUNG NEARS WIDE-RANGING DEAL WITH PERPLEXITY FOR AI FEATURES

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Samsung and Perplexity are nearing a deal that would put search technology from the artificial intelligence startup at the forefront of Samsung devices. The deal would mean Perplexity's app and assistant would be preloaded on upcoming Samsung devices and its search features will be integrated into the Samsung web browser. Perplexity's technology may be integrated into Samsung's Bixby virtual assistant. The deal will likely be announced as early as this year with the feature integrations starting from the Galaxy S26 phone line slated to launch in the first half of 2026.