Cursor Goes Parallel, OpenAI Adds Ads, and Perplexity Launches a Computer
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Friday, May 8, 2026
Cursor Goes Parallel, OpenAI Adds Ads, and Perplexity Launches a Computer
Three moves worth watching today: Cursor shipped parallel agents and PR review that change how AI coding tools handle complex work; OpenAI started testing ads in ChatGPT, which is either a smart free-tier play or a trust problem in the making; and Perplexity announced "Perplexity Computer" — a general-purpose AI digital worker that sounds ambitious enough to deserve a closer look.
Also today
- OpenAI
- Sarah Guo
- Notion
- Microsoft
- Harrison Chase (LangChain)
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