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Perplexity

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3 round-ups Latest Oct 18, 2026 Since Aug 24, 2026

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Oct 18, 2026

Oct 18

Websites block AI agents

Website access and delegated authority are the main agent stories: The Verge reports that sites are blocking AI agents, while the Financial Times examines Anthropic's work with lawyers on machine-led negotiation. Coverage of Anthropic's own workforce shows another side of adoption: a smaller share of junior technical roles and more human attention devoted to coordinating and reviewing agent output. These company findings are not evidence of an economy-wide employment effect, and Jack Clark's growth projections remain forecasts.

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Aug 26, 2026

Aug 26

Perplexity Portable Computer goes local

Perplexity launched Portable Computer with Nvidia for local-first agent work on DGX Spark, claiming an on-device 27B model and agent harness can reach 85.4% on its knowledge-work evaluation. OpenAI published the first results from its Jalapeño inference chip, saying the architecture improves throughput, latency and intelligence per watt, while also introducing $100 ChatGPT Business Premium seats.