Google Chrome

You’re watching YouTube late at night, maybe a coding tutorial, maybe a podcast, maybe just a chill video before bed.

Artificial intelligence search startup Perplexity AI shocked the tech sector with an unsolicited $34.5 billion all-cash offer to acquire Google’s Chrome browser, the world’s most popular gateway to the internet. Chrome, with over three billion active users, represents the ultimate digital prize—making this bid one of the most eye-popping in recent technology history.