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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong>Read more<\/p>\n Donald Trump\u2019s media company has launched a new AI-powered search engine after teaming up with controversial artificial intelligence<\/a> firm Perplexity.<\/p>\n Trump Media, which is majority-owned by the US President, announced the new venture as part of its social media platform Truth Social.<\/p>\n Powered by Perplexity, the Truth Search AI feature is integrated into the web browser version of the platform.<\/p>\n Trump Media\u2019s chief executive officer, Devin Nunes, said the AI would make the social media platform \u201can even more vital element in the Patriot Economy\u201d.<\/p>\n Dmitry Shevelenko, Perplexity\u2019s chief business officer, added: \u201cWe\u2019re excited to partner with Truth Social to bring powerful AI to an audience with important questions.<\/p>\n \u201cCuriosity is the engine of change, and Perplexity\u2019s AI is developed to empower curiosity by delivering direct, reliable answers with transparent citations that allow anyone to dig deeper.\u201d<\/p>\n