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AI startup Perplexity is raising more money at a $20 billion valuation

AI startup Perplexity's valuation rose to $20 billion in fresh funding talks. It's a $2 billion jump from its last fundraise ...

AI search firm Perplexity makes $34.5 billion surprise bid for Google Chrome

Artificial intelligence search company Perplexity has made an unsolicited, $34.5 billion offer to purchase Google’s Chrome ...

Perplexity offers more than twice its total valuation to buy Chrome from Google

There is so much capital floating around in the artificial intelligence sphere currently that even a cash-poor firm like ...

Perplexity offers to buy Chrome for billions more than it’s raised

Perplexity tells TechCrunch the terms of the offer include a commitment to keep Chrome’s underlying engine, Chromium, open ...

I pit Truth Social's Perplexity-powered Truth AI against Perplexity Pro, here's how that went

I put Truth Social’s new Truth AI up against Perplexity Pro. Despite similar tech, the difference in context might surprise ...

Could Perplexity's $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome Ignite the Biggest Shift in Search Since Google Itself?

According to data compiled by FirstPageSage, ChatGPT is the most widely used chatbot -- boasting an estimated 60% market ...
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Bytes: Week in Review —Nvidia’s new chip deal, Perplexity’s Chrome bid and GPT-5 backlash

Anita Ramaswamy, columnist at The Information, joins Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino on “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.” ...

Chrome isn’t for sale, but Perplexity just offered $34.5 billion anyway

Perplexity AI has made a surprise $34.5 billion cash offer for Google’s Chrome browser, despite that being twice the AI ...