Perplexity, a young artificial intelligence company, has made a surprising offer to buy Google's Chrome web browser for $34.5 billion, according to reporting by The Wall Street Journal . This move comes as Google faces legal pressure from the US government about its control over internet searches. The offer is much bigger than Perplexity's own worth, which experts think is around $18 billion. The company says several big investors have promised to help pay for this huge deal if it goes through.

Chrome is the most popular web browser in the world, used by more than 3.5 billion people and holding over 60% of all browser users. A US judge named Amit Mehta is deciding whether Google should be forced to sell Chrome to make internet searching fairer for everyone. The Wall Street Journal n

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