MacStories October 20, 2026

Perplexity Computer’s Local-First Approach to Agents

Source: Perplexity. Today, Perplexity announced a local-first mode for Computer where the model and agent work entirely on your Mac whether you’re online or not, sending data to the cloud only with the user’s approval. The new local mode complements Hybrid Compute, which was introduced last month an…

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