AI startup Perplexity seeks to acquire Google Chrome in a $34 billion bid

Artificial Intelligence startup Perplexity has made a bold offer to acquire Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion, to get ahead of a potential requirement for Google to sell the web browser in US antitrust proceedings.

The unsolicited bid, which Perplexity intends to fund with the help of outside investors, was sent to Google on Tuesday morning, Bloomberg reported, citing a Perplexity spokesperson. This move by Perplexity comes after its rival startup OpenAI also expressed interest in acquiring Chrome, which is a significant way people access the web on PC’s