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Perplexity AI Bids $34.5 Billion for Google’s Chrome Browser Amid Antitrust Pressure
Perplexity AI Bids $34.5 Billion for Google’s Chrome Browser Amid Antitrust Pressure
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Perplexity AI has launched a $34.5 billion unsolicited offer to acquire Google's Chrome browser, capitalizing on potential antitrust measures that may force Alphabet to divest the asset. The bid, submitted to Alphabet on Tuesday, follows a U.S. Department of Justice recommendation that Google sell Chrome to level the competitive playing field in internet search.
The AI startup, valued at $18 billion after a recent funding round, sees strategic value in Chrome as it expands its own AI-powered browser, Comet. Perplexity's aggressive MOVE pits it against tech giants like Meta and OpenAI in the generative AI race, despite financing challenges for the acquisition.
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