Open AI Rethinking Perplexity Bids To Buy Google!: Inside the david vs. goliath tech battle
Aug 18, 2025
In a shocking twist, Perplexity is making waves by attempting to acquire Google Chrome for a whopping $34.5 billion. The podcast delves into the strategic risks and potential rewards of this bold move. It also discusses Google's current antitrust issues and what this acquisition could mean for the tech landscape at large. This is a must-hear for anyone interested in the shifting power dynamics within the internet realm.
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Perplexity's Bold Strategic Bet
- Perplexity offered $34.5 billion cash for Google Chrome after antitrust pressure suggested Chrome might be divested.
- Acquiring Chrome would give Perplexity massive distribution and strategic alignment with its search and browser efforts.
Perplexity's Comet Browser Example
- Perplexity recently launched an AI-first browser called Comet that costs $200/month and acts like an agent.
- The Comet technology could logically be integrated into Chrome to boost Perplexity's presence if a purchase occurred.
Open Source Commitment As Leverage
- Perplexity pledged to keep Chromium open source and invest $3 billion into the project as part of the offer.
- That commitment frames the bid as not just acquisition but stewardship of a widely used open platform.