Amid ongoing antitrust challenges against Google's search monopoly, Perplexity’s $34.5B bid for Chrome signals a strategic move supported by major investors and includes plans for a $3B investment and development of its own AI browser, Comet.
Perplexity, an AI startup, has proposed a $34.5 billion acquisition of Google's Chrome browser amid antitrust legal proceedings targeting Google's search dominance. Bolstered by major investment funds and a recent $100 million funding round that values the company at $18 billion, the offer aims to preempt a potential forced sale of Chrome. Additionally, Perplexity is developing its AI-powered browser, Comet, while OpenAI has also shown interest in acquiring Chrome if regulators mandate its divestiture.