By Clare Duffy, Lisa Eadicicco, CNN New York (CNN) — Artificial intelligence search company Perplexity has made an unsolicited, $34.5 billion offer to purchase Google’s Chrome browser, a surprise move by a Google Search challenger that’s looking to upend how people find information online.
Perplexity AI said it has made a $34.5 billion unsolicited all-cash offer for Alphabet's Chrome browser, a low but bold bid that would need financing well above the startup's own valuation.
Perplexity AI offered Google on Tuesday $34.5 billion for its popular Chrome web browser, which the internet giant could potentially be forced to sell as
California-based AI startup Perplexity offered over $34B to buy Google Chrome as it battles for industry dominance with bigger names like Meta and OpenAI.
AI startup Perplexity AI has made an unsolicited offer to purchase Google's Chrome browser for a staggering $34.5 billion. The offer follows the DOJ's push to force Google to spin off its browser following last year's antitrust lawsuit focused on Google Search.
US antitrust officials proposed last year that Google be forced to sell its Chrome web browser, after the company was found guilty of illegally monopolizing the search market. Now a potential buyer has stepped forward.
US antitrust officials proposed last year that Google be forced to sell its Chrome web browser, after the company was found guilty of illegally monopolizing the search market. Now a potential buyer has stepped forward.
Perplexity AI made a $34.5 billion unsolicited all-cash offer for Alphabet’s Chrome browser today, a bid far above its own valuation as the startup reaches for the browser’s billions of users pivotal to the AI search race.
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