Perplexity offers to buy Chrome for billions more than it’s raised
Perplexity, a technology company, has made an offer to acquire Google's Chrome browser for a sum significantly higher than the amount the company has raised so far. The offer includes a commitment to keep Chromium, the underlying engine of Chrome, open-source and to invest $3 billion into it. The announcement comes at a time when Google has been facing increasing scrutiny over its dominance in the digital advertising market and the potential antitrust implications of its control over the Chrome browser. While the details of the offer and Perplexity's plans for Chrome are still unclear, the move has sparked interest in the potential for a shift in the browser market, which has long been dominated by Google's Chrome. The potential acquisition could have significant implications for the future of web browsing and the ongoing debate around the power and influence of large technology companies.
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