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

The antitrust case into Google’s search business just got more heated, as Perplexity AI has submitted a $34.5 billion offer to acquire the company’s Chrome browser, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

Perplexity AI made a $34.5 billion unsolicited all-cash offer for Alphabet's Chrome browser on Tuesday, a bid far above its own valuation as the startup reaches for the browser's billions of users pivotal to the AI search race.