Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity AI, has made a bold $34.5 billion bid to acquire Google Chrome, a move that has sparked widespread debate in the t

Perplexity aims to acquire Chrome for $34.5 billion, seeking to enhance its AI capabilities and user base. The three-year-old company has secured approximately $1 billion in funding to date from investors.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Perplexity AI chief executive Aravind Srinivas has launched an audacious $34.5 billion bid to acquire Google’s Chrome browser, positioning the fast-growing AI startup at the center of one of the tech industry’s biggest potential shake-ups.