Perplexity makes unsolicited $34.5 billion bid for Google's Chrome browser

Acquisition Offer - AI startup Perplexity made a $34.5 billion offer to buy Google's Chrome browser [2] - Perplexity's valuation is $18 billion [2] - Major investors are backing Perplexity's deal [2] Market Share & Antitrust - Google controls over 60% of the global browser market [3] - A federal judge is weighing whether to force Google to sell Chrome [2] - The potential sale aims to loosen Google's grip on web search following a ruling that the company illegally monopolized the market [2] Google's Stance - Google hasn't signaled any interest in selling Chrome [3] - Analysts see a forced sale of Chrome as unlikely [3] Deal Structure - The deal would keep Google as Chrome's default search engine [3] - Chrome would run independently [3]