Perplexity $34.5B Bid for Chrome Amid Antitrust Review

Perplexity, wey be $18 billion AI search startup, don propose say dem go buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion as US dey do antitrust lawsuit wey dey challenge how Google dey dominate search. Perplexity wey dey backed by top VCs talk say if dem get am independent, e go better for the public, plus say dem go support Chromium for 100 months, invest $3 billion for product upgrade, and keep Google as the default search engine but still make users fit customize am. Dem plan be say dem go put Comet AI browser features join to challenge Google search and take advantage of browser entry points for Web3 and crypto trading tools. Chrome get 3.5 billion users and over 60% market share, so na important platform for crypto wallets, dApps and token discovery; any change for default settings or extensions policy fit affect how people fit access market. Judge Amit Mehta wey talk say last year Google monopolize search illegally, dey think about how to remedy am; experts talk say forced sale no likely, but Mehta yan say breakup fit be the “cleaner” solution. Any change for who own Chrome or its default settings fit change browser-based crypto trading setup and affect market long term.