Why Perplexity is going after Google Chrome – and yes, it's serious
11 days ago
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- Perplexity made a $34.5 billion bid to buy Google's Chrome browser.
- The acquisition would give Perplexity a gateway to the AI-driven web and enhance data collection for targeted advertising.
- Perplexity's own browser, Comet, is built on Chromium, Chrome's open-source ancestor.
- The bid is supported by major venture capital investors, including Accel, Softbank, and Bessemer, as well as Nvidia and Jeff Bezos.
- Perplexity aims to 'out-Google' Google in search and sees Chrome as a strategic asset in the AI era.
- A federal judge may force Google to divest Chrome due to antitrust concerns.
- Experts are divided on the bid's rationale, with some calling it a strategic move and others questioning Chrome's standalone value.
- Google is appealing the antitrust decision and does not want to sell Chrome.
- The situation could spark a bidding war, with OpenAI also expressing interest in Chrome if it becomes available.