New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas on Thursday announced a major update to the company's Comet Assistant, saying it can now handle complex online tasks, work across multiple browser tabs, and interact with websites more effectively. The update is now rolling out to all users, and it aims to make the AI assistant better at managing everyday web activities like job searches, travel planning, and data entry.

A blog post revealed that the most noticeable upgrade is Comet's ability to function across multiple tabs simultaneously. This means it can pull data from one website and use it on another without the user needing to switch between pages. For instance, Comet can now fill a spreadsheet with information gathered from dif...