AI startup Perplexity makes $34.5 billion bid for Google’s Chrome browser

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AI startup Perplexity makes $34.5 billion bid for Google’s Chrome browser

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(Bloomberg/Julia Love) — AI startup Perplexity said it made a formal offer to acquire Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion, in anticipation of requirements that may be imposed on the search giant in antitrust proceedings.
The unsolicited bid was sent to Alphabet Inc.’s Google on…

This story appeared on siliconvalley.com, 2025-08-12 16:51:06.