Perplexity AI has made a surprising $34.5 billion cash offer to purchase Google's Chrome browser amid ongoing antitrust charges against Google. The offer is notable as Perplexity is valued at only $18 billion. The company differentiates itself by providing conversational AI responses and is involved in a partnership with Truth Social, owned by Donald Trump. Google faces legal challenges regarding its monopoly in the search engine market, with a ruling suggesting it may need to divest Chrome. Perplexity's CEO has identified Google as its main competitor, and the company is backed by investors like Jeff Bezos. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)