Artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Perplexity has made a surprise $34.5bn (£25.6bn) takeover offer for Google's Chrome internet browser. Moving Chrome to an independent operator committed to user ...

The bid comes as a federal judge considers forcing the tech giant to sell the web browser after its antitrust violations.

Perplexity has shocked the tech world with a $52.8 billion bid for Google Chrome, signalling how quickly the AI browser wars have escalated.

Perplexity, as confirmed by Bloomberg, has made a formal offer to Google to acquire the Chrome browser for $34.5 billion. As ...