BBC :
Artificial intelligence start-up Perplexity AI has made a surprise $34.5bn takeover bid for the world’s most popular web browser, Google Chrome.
The three-year-old firm, whose backers include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and chip maker Nvidia, is headed by a former Google and OpenAI employee.
But one technology industry investor called the offer a “stunt” that is a much lower than Chrome’s true value and highlighted it is not clear whether the platform is even for sale.
A US federal judge is expected to issue a ruling this month that could see Google being ordered to break up its search business.
