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Perplexity AI offers $34.5-B to acquire Chrome browser
Perplexity AI has made an unsolicited all-cash offer of $34.5 billion to Google to purchase the Chrome browser.
The offer from Perplexity AI, reportedly valued between $14 billion and $18 billion, aims to acquire Google's Chrome browser.
Perplexity AI has committed to keeping Google's Chromium engine open source and investing $3 billion into the project.
The AI company also promised not to change user defaults, allowing Chrome users to continue using Google Search.
This offer comes amidst growing pressure on Google to address its dominance in search and follows Perplexity's earlier proposal to merge with TikTok in the US.
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