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Is Perplexity the next Google?
August 13, 2025
Perplexity’s $34.5 billion gambit for Google’s Chrome could change the AI wars overnight
August 12, 2025
Google says Chrome will suffer if it’s forced to sell the world’s most popular web browser

Perplexity’s Chrome bid, Apple’s Musk problem, Russia links to court hack, CoreWeave drops. Plus: Fractal Analytics, Google,…

Perplexity AI's offer of $34.5 billion for Google's Chrome browser is a lot lower than where some analysts value the business.

One technology investor called the $34.5bn offer a "stunt" that is much lower than Chrome's true value.

This is second big offer the AI startup has made this year to buy a major asset, after a bid for TikTok in January.

California-based AI startup Perplexity offered over $34B to buy Google Chrome as it battles for industry dominance with bigger…

The tiny start-up hopes to take advantage of an upcoming antitrust ruling against the tech giant.