AI startup Perplexity said it made a formal offer to acquire Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion, in anticipation of requirements that may be imposed on the search giant in antitrust proceedings.

AI startup Perplexity has offered to buy Google's Chrome browser for $34.5 billion. The company said venture investors have proposed funding the deal. The Department of Justice proposed Google divest Chrome as part of the antitrust suit the company lost last year.

Artificial intelligence search company Perplexity has made an unsolicited, $34.5 billion offer to purchase Google’s Chrome browser, a surprise move by a Google Search challenger that’s looking to upend how people find information online.