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Why Perplexity is going after Google Chrome - and yes, it's serious

Perplexity made an unsolicited $34.5 billion bid for Google's web browser and claims it has the backing to pull it off.

Perplexity offers to buy Chrome for billions more than it’s raised

Perplexity tells TechCrunch the terms of the offer include a commitment to keep Chrome’s underlying engine, Chromium, open ...

$34.5B Google Chrome Purchase Offer Shocker From AI Startup Perplexity

Many see Perplexity’s bid to buy Google’s Chrome browser as a strategic statement rather than a likely transaction.

Chrome isn’t for sale, but Perplexity just offered $34.5 billion anyway

Perplexity AI has made a surprise $34.5 billion cash offer for Google’s Chrome browser, despite that being twice the AI ...

Could Perplexity's $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome Ignite the Biggest Shift in Search Since Google Itself?

According to data compiled by FirstPageSage, ChatGPT is the most widely used chatbot -- boasting an estimated 60% market ...

Here's why Google might have to sell Chrome, and which companies want to buy it

A judge will soon decide if Google must sell Chrome to remedy its antitrust case. Competitors like Perplexity have already ...
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Bytes: Week in Review —Nvidia’s new chip deal, Perplexity’s Chrome bid and GPT-5 backlash

Anita Ramaswamy, columnist at The Information, joins Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino on “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.” ...