Inside Perplexity's $34.5-Billion Chrome Gambit: What Will Happen If CEO Srinivas Actually Pulls It Off

In the world of AI, where data is power and user habits are gold, Perplexity's Chrome acquisition could tilt the balance in the next great tech rivalry.

If Perplexity somehow pulled this off, it wouldn’t just own a browser.

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When a three-year-old AI startup offers $34.5 billion in cash for the world’s most widely used browser, you can be sure it’s not just about market share; it’s about who controls the gateway to the internet. On Tuesday, Perplexity AI, led by CEO Aravind Srinivas, reportedly made an unsolicited all-cash bid for Google’s Chrome browser. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the proposal, more than twice Perplexity’s own $14 billion valuation, signals just how high