Perplexity launches side chat in Computer: read-only side conversations that don't interrupt main tasks
AravSrinivas · x · 2026-09-23
Perplexity launched side chat in Computer, letting users ask quick questions about a running task in a separate read-only chat. Each side chat uses a snapshot of the main task's context and can read files or search the web without affecting the ongoing task, as announced by the official account and CEO Arav Srinivas.
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