Many of the most engaging and affordable ones are made in China and have AI built in. Remember, that country’s laws require companies to give the government access to their data through national security audits.
The country requires visitors to download two spyware apps, Ebteraz, a COVID tracker and Hayya, which permits fans access to sports stadiums and allows people to use metro transportation systems. Several EU nations advised travelers to use caution there, since it’s known data is shared with the government.
The web search tool Perplexity looks like it’s taking on Google with its latest release, a web browser named Comet. Comet claims to move “from browsing to thinking,” surfacing information and search results in response to natural language queries. Comet is available immediately to Perplexity Max subscribers; others can join a wait list.