Perplexity, an AI-start-up, has made a USD 34.5 billion bid to takeover Google Chrome according to multiple media reports. 
According to the reports, Perplexity's founder believes that moving Chrome to an independent operator would benefit its users.

Perplexity was founded in 2022 by Aravind Srinivas.

Last year, The Department of Justice in the USA asked Alphabet, Google's parent company to sell Chrome, as part of an antitrust probe into the company.

According to the BBC, a US federal judge is expected to issue a ruling this month that could see Google being ordered to break up its search business.

The report added that the company would appeal such a ruling, saying the idea of spinning off Chrome was an 'unprecedented proposal' that would harm consumers and security.

Perplexity stated that after the proposed takeover, Google could continue to be the default search engine within Chrome, with users given the option to alter this.