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Perplexity AI launches bold pitch to buy Google

Perplexity AI launches bold pitch to buy Google's Chrome for $34.5 billion

13 Aug 2025, 12:51 PM

Perplexity's ambitious bid represents more than double Perplexity's own $14 billion valuation as the company seeks access to Chrome's massive three billion user base.

Perplexity launches AI-powered web browser Comet

Perplexity launches AI-powered web browser Comet

10 Jul 2025, 13:55 PM

For the wider rollout, Comet will be an invite-only product for which people will have to wait over the summer.

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