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.

Perplexity, an AI company headed by Indian-origin CEO Aravind Srinivas, made headlines when it made a bold move to acquire Google Chrome for as much as $34.5 billion.Perplexity is no stranger