Summary
AI start-up Perplexity offered $34.5 billion to buy Google's Chrome browser, claiming it would enhance user safety if operated independently. Google faces legal challenges regarding its dominance in search and advertising, but it has not indicated plans to sell Chrome, making the success of Perplexity's bid uncertain.
Key Facts
- AI start-up Perplexity made a $34.5 billion offer to buy Google Chrome.
- Google has not announced any plans to sell its Chrome browser.
- Chrome is the world's most popular web browser with over three billion users.
- The U.S. Department of Justice has an antitrust case against Google.
- A U.S. federal judge may soon rule on Google's search business.
- Perplexity intends to keep Google as the default search engine in Chrome.
- Tomasz Tunguz, a venture capitalist, suggested that Chrome's value might be much higher than Perplexity's offer.
- Perplexity has shown interest in other tech acquisitions and launched an AI-powered browser named Comet.
