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Why Perplexity is going after Google Chrome - and yes, it's serious

Perplexity made an unsolicited $34.5 billion bid for Google's web browser and claims it has the backing to pull it off.
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I Tried Perplexity's Comet AI Web Browser and It Might Be the Future

Just ask Microsoft, DuckDuckGo, Brave and the slew of other search engines that have tried to scrape away at Google's near 90 ...

Perplexity offers more than twice its total valuation to buy Chrome from Google

There is so much capital floating around in the artificial intelligence sphere currently that even a cash-poor firm like ...

Could Perplexity's $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome Ignite the Biggest Shift in Search Since Google Itself?

According to data compiled by FirstPageSage, ChatGPT is the most widely used chatbot -- boasting an estimated 60% market ...

Perplexity offers to buy Chrome for billions more than it’s raised

Perplexity tells TechCrunch the terms of the offer include a commitment to keep Chrome’s underlying engine, Chromium, open ...

AI search firm Perplexity makes $34.5 billion surprise bid for Google Chrome

Artificial intelligence search company Perplexity has made an unsolicited, $34.5 billion offer to purchase Google’s Chrome ...

Perplexity’s bid to buy Chrome is likely more stunt than strategy

The AI search startup looks less like an acquirer and more like a company to be acquired, but its CEO understands that optics ...

AI Startup Perplexity Makes $34.5 Billion Bid for Google’s Chrome Browser

AI startup Perplexity said it made a formal offer to acquire Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion, in anticipation of ...

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

Perplexity AI made a $34.5 billion unsolicited all-cash offer for Alphabet's Chrome browser on Tuesday, a bid far above its ...

I pit Truth Social's Perplexity-powered Truth AI against Perplexity Pro, here's how that went

I put Truth Social’s new Truth AI up against Perplexity Pro. Despite similar tech, the difference in context might surprise ...

Perplexity Wants to Buy Google Chrome for $34.5 Billion, but That Won't Be Enough

Alphabet still has options to fight the decision in court.
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Bytes: Week in Review —Nvidia’s new chip deal, Perplexity’s Chrome bid and GPT-5 backlash

Anita Ramaswamy, columnist at The Information, joins Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino on “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.” ...