AI start-up Perplexity makes surprise bid for Google Chrome

Perplexity, an AI start-up, surprises with a bid for Google Chrome, the world's most popular web browser with over three billion users. The bid is seen as a move to promote user safety and increase competition in the online market dominated by Google. While some industry experts criticize the bid as undervaluing Chrome's worth, Perplexity's offer includes plans to continue with Google as the default search engine and support the Chromium platform, underlying its commitment to an open web and user choice.