Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas has a new mission: to build an internet browser so good that it can rival Google Chrome. His latest brainchild, the Comet, the AI-first web browser, claimed to make online browsing smarter, faster, and more personal. But while Srinivas dreams of unseating Chrome’s dominance, the internet has already given him a dose of tough love. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the outspoken CEO took a direct jab at Google, writing, “The Internet is too important to be left in Google’s hands.” The comment was accompanied by a video of the Comet browser.

It’s an ambitious pitch, but one that comes with a reality check. Despite Comet’s clever design and growing buzz, Chrome still stands tall as the default gateway to the web for billions. And Srinivas knows it.

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