Odaily News According to people familiar with the matter, Apple executives have discussed internally about acquiring Perplexity AI. If an agreement is reached, it will help Apple develop an AI-based search engine. Apple also has a backup plan. If the acquisition fails, it will "form a group" to make Perplexity a search engine option for Apple Safari. Previously, Zuckerberg's Meta gave up negotiations to advance the acquisition of Perplexity and instead invested approximately $14 billion in Scale AI to acquire a 49% stake. (Bloomberg)