Perplexity AI walked away from potential Meta deal before Zuckerberg's Scale AI stake

Meta approached artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI about a potential takeover bid before ultimately investing $14.3 billion into Scale AI, CNBC confirmed on Friday.The two companies did not finalize a deal, and Perplexity ultimately walked away from the discussions, according to a source familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because of the confidential nature of the negotiations.Bloomberg earlier reported the talks between Meta and Perplexity. Perplexity declined to comment. Meta did ...