Firefox quietly starts testing Perplexity AI as a built-in search engine<div class="feat-image">

</div><p>Mozilla is making its first official move toward AI-powered search in Firefox. As part of a new experiment, Perplexity AI is now being offered as an optional search engine directly in the browser’s address bar. Here’s how to try it.</p>
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