Perplexity, an up-and-coming AI company under Aravind Srinivas’ leadership, has surprised the tech industry with an astounding $34.5 billion all-cash proposal to purchase Google’s prized Chrome browser. Despite its own lower valuation, Perplexity aims to secure a strategic edge in the competitive AI-powered search arena by targeting Chrome’s massive user base of over three billion individuals. The move has garnered attention for its audacity and potential sector-shifting implications.