Perplexity bids $34.5 billion for Google Chrome

AI start-up Perplexity has made a $34.5 billion bid to acquire Google Chrome. The move comes as Google faces intense scrutiny and an antitrust case, with a ruling on its search business expected soon. Perplexity claims the acquisition would benefit the public by ensuring user safety. Analysts suggest the bid may be too low, and Google has not indicated any plans to sell the browser, which has over three billion users.