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Perplexity wants to buy Google Chrome. Wall Street dismisses the notion as a stunt.

The antitrust case into Google’s search business just got more heated, as Perplexity AI has submitted a $34.5 billion offer ...

I pit Truth Social's Perplexity-powered Truth AI against Perplexity Pro, here's how that went

I put Truth Social’s new Truth AI up against Perplexity Pro. Despite similar tech, the difference in context might surprise ...

Is Perplexity’s $34 billion offer to buy Chrome real or a marketing stunt?

Tuesday’s disclosure that Perplexity wants to buy Chrome may be intended to influence a federal judge more than ...

AI search firm Perplexity makes $34.5 billion surprise bid for Google Chrome

Artificial intelligence search company Perplexity has made an unsolicited, $34.5 billion offer to purchase Google’s Chrome ...

Why Perplexity is going after Google Chrome - and yes, it's serious

Perplexity made an unsolicited $34.5 billion bid for Google's web browser and claims it has the backing to pull it off.

Perplexity offers more than twice its total valuation to buy Chrome from Google

There is so much capital floating around in the artificial intelligence sphere currently that even a cash-poor firm like ...

Perplexity offers to buy Chrome for billions more than it’s raised

Perplexity tells TechCrunch the terms of the offer include a commitment to keep Chrome’s underlying engine, Chromium, open ...

Perplexity’s bid to buy Chrome is likely more stunt than strategy

The AI search startup looks less like an acquirer and more like a company to be acquired, but its CEO understands that optics ...

Is Perplexity the next Google?

Perplexity's AI web browser, Comet, is mighty impressive, but the company also made an audacious $34.5 billion unsolicited ...

AI Startup Perplexity Makes $34.5 Billion Bid for Google’s Chrome Browser

AI startup Perplexity said it made a formal offer to acquire Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion, in anticipation of ...

AI startup Perplexity makes bold $34.5 billion bid for Google's Chrome browser

Perplexity AI made a $34.5 billion unsolicited all-cash offer for Alphabet's Chrome browser on Tuesday, a bid far above its ...
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Bytes: Week in Review —Nvidia’s new chip deal, Perplexity’s Chrome bid and GPT-5 backlash

Anita Ramaswamy, columnist at The Information, joins Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino on “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.” ...