Perplexity offers to buy Chrome for billions more than it’s raised
AI search startup Perplexity made a bold unsolicited $34.5B cash offer to buy Chrome from Google, pledging to keep its Chromium engine open-source, invest $3B in it, and leave default settings (including Google search) unchanged. The bid follows DOJ antitrust pressure that could force Chrome’s divestiture, despite Google’s vows to fight. The offer exceeds Perplexity’s $1.5B raised and its $18B valuation.