In an unlikely bid that shows the growing brashness of young artificial intelligence companies, the AI startup Perplexity has made an unsolicited offer to buy Google’s Chrome web browser for $34.5 billion.

Many see Perplexity’s bid to buy Google’s Chrome browser as a strategic statement rather than a likely transaction.

Search.com has entered the race to acquire Google Chrome, topping Perplexity AI’s $34.5 billion bid with a $35 billion counteroffer backed by JPMorgan Chase and a consortium of private equity firms. The $500 million move intensifies a high-stakes battle over the future of web browsing and AI search,