Perplexity offers to buy Chrome for billions more than it’s raised

August 12, 2025 Julie Bort

Perplexity tells TechCrunch the terms of the offer include a commitment to keep Chrome’s underlying engine, Chromium, open source and to invest $3 billion into it.

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