Apple executives held internal talks about buying Perplexity: Report

Apple executives have held internal talks about potentially bidding for artificial intelligence startup Perplexity, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

The discussions are at an early stage and may not lead to an offer, the report said, adding that the tech behemoth’s executives have not discussed a bid with Perplexity’s management.

“We have no knowledge of any current or future M&A discussions involving Perplexity,” Perplexity said in response to a Reuters’ request for comment.

Apple did not immediately…