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Jon Staff

@jonathonstaff

Engineering @perplexity_ai

 Pasadena, CA
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Joined January 2010
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You can now run Perplexity Computer fully local on your Mac with no cloud based inference, without WiFi too. Enjoy!
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@perplexity_aiOct 20
Perplexity Computer can now run fully local on your Mac. Work with your native Mac apps and local files, and run tasks without sending sensitive data to the cloud. The model and the agent both run on your Mac. Available now in the Perplexity Mac app.
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@perplexity_aiOct 20
Perplexity Computer can now run fully local on your Mac. Work with your native Mac apps and local files, and run tasks without sending sensitive data to the cloud. The model and the agent both run on your Mac. Available now in the Perplexity Mac app.
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I've never had a case on any iPhone, I've never cracked a screen or broken the phone. People used to say "oh wait until you have kids." Well, I have a couple now, and one is 3. No problems, clearly a skill issue. No cases for me, using the device as it was intended by design.
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@perplexity_aiSep 1
Introducing hybrid compute in Perplexity Computer. Computer can start a task in the cloud, then move to a local model that runs on your Mac. Use it for steps involving private files or sensitive data. Available today in the Perplexity Mac app.
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excited 4 tmrw 
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@PubleraAug 25
2015: eat local 2020: shop local 2026: compute local
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@perplexity_aiAug 25
New research: Portable Computer is a local-first agent for private and cost-effective work. With an on-device 27B model, our harness scores 82.6% on real knowledge work, beating open-source harnesses Pi and Hermes. Our post-trained PPLX 27B reaches 85.4%.
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@perplexity_aiMay 7
Personal Computer is now available to all users in a new Perplexity Mac app. Personal Computer is an advanced version of Perplexity Computer. It operates on any Mac, running tasks across your local files, native Mac apps, the web, and Perplexity’s secure servers.
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Comet just got a huge upgrade on iPadOS
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@cometApr 28
Today we’re rolling out a new native Comet experience for iPad. Comet now works naturally with iPadOS features like multiple windows and Split View, so you can work with Comet alongside the apps you already use. Available now on the App Store.
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The Computer is Personal

The Computer is Personal

Article · @AravSrinivas
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sebastian
@scspeierMar 18
Now available. 💫 Comet lets you… talk to the internet, ask questions about your tabs and history, send agents out to do things for you, and syncs to your main Comet experience for sharing bookmarks and passwords. So excited to share Comet iOS with the world. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! I'll be sharing some process around how we designed and built this in the coming days.
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@perplexity_aiMar 18
Comet is now available for iOS. Download on the App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/comet-…
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Comet iOS is finally ready. Thanks for those who waited patiently for it. Appreciate your support! App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/comet-…
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@perplexity_aiMar 18
Comet is now available for iOS. Download on the App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/comet-…
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Congrats, @gunnargray!
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@framerMar 12
The title of Best Plugin in 2025 goes to @gunnargray, for Kinetic Type!
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@perplexity_aiFeb 19
Pre-order for Comet on iOS is now live in the Apple App Store. Sign up now. apps.apple.com/us/app/comet-…
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@perplexity_aiFeb 4
We've upgraded Deep Research in Perplexity. Perplexity Deep Research achieves state-of-the-art performance on leading external benchmarks, outperforming other deep research tools on accuracy and reliability. Available now for Max users. Rolling out to Pro in the coming days.
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We’ve rewritten the Perplexity iPad app to be native and support the workflows that iPad users have - multi tasking and wider screen real estate. It gets you the experience of a desktop Perplexity usage and the polish and finesse of our iOS app.
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Comet is now available for Android. Download today on the Google Play Store: pplx.ai/comet-android
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The Perplexity iOS app now has an interactive currency conversion widget on relevant queries, including FX time series.
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We’ve built a new experience for learning languages on Perplexity. Answers need to go beyond text to interactive experiences and cards embedded into the stream of tokens. Available on iOS and web. Coming soon to Android.
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We have launched an interactive currency conversion widget on Perplexity. Try searching for something like "what's $100 in jpy" or "BTC to AUD". Live on desktop and iOS, coming soon to Android.
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we've got currency conversion now available on @PPLXfinance!
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