{"id":1212,"date":"2025-08-14T02:58:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T02:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seateklab.vn\/?p=1212"},"modified":"2025-08-14T02:58:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T02:58:46","slug":"perplexity-ai-muon-mua-lai-google-chrome-voi-gia-345-ty-usd-nuoc-co-tao-bao-hay-mong-tuong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seateklab.vn\/en\/2025\/08\/14\/perplexity-ai-muon-mua-lai-google-chrome-voi-gia-345-ty-usd-nuoc-co-tao-bao-hay-mong-tuong\/","title":{"rendered":"Perplexity AI wants to acquire Google Chrome for $34.5 billion \u2013 a bold move or a pipe dream?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It sounds like a joke, but... The Wall Street Journal<\/em> confirm: Perplexity AI<\/strong> \u2013 a San Francisco-based AI startup \u2013 has just submitted an offer to acquire Google's Chrome browser at a certain price. $34.5 billion<\/strong>Notably, this figure is nearly double their own valuation of $18 billion after the funding round earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why now?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Google is in a difficult position. In 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded that the company \"held an illegal monopoly\" in the online search market. One possible remedy is to force Google to comply. Sell \u200b\u200bChrome<\/strong>, Granting search data access to competitors<\/strong>and implement changes that limit power.
In that context, Perplexity immediately made a buy offer \u2013 seizing a rare opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before that, OpenAI<\/strong> They also expressed interest in Chrome and the open-source Chromium, as these are considered to be \"Golden data repository\"<\/strong> Regarding desktop internet browsing behavior \u2013 extremely useful for AI training and deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where does the money come from?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An $18 billion startup wanting to buy a $34.5 billion product sounds risky, but Perplexity claims that several large investment funds have agreed to fully finance the deal. This isn't the first time they've targeted a large asset in a special situation: earlier this year, Perplexity submitted a proposal to buy or merge with TikTok US when ByteDance was under pressure to sell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perplexity's strategy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Perplexity will launch in July 2025. Comet<\/strong> \u2013 an AI browser based on Chromium, integrating chatbots to summarize content, describe images, write emails\u2026 In other words, they already have the \u201cframework\u201d and want to buy the \u201cengine + brand\u201d to accelerate.
If successful, Perplexity promises to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Invest\u00a03 billion USD<\/strong>\u00a0It took 2 years to develop Chrome & Chromium.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • We hired a large portion of the Chrome team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The user experience remains unchanged, without altering the visual identity or core features.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Not buying Google shares \u2192 avoiding antitrust barriers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Why is this deal important?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The browser market is heating up again as AI companies race to develop new technologies. AI Agent<\/strong> \u2013 These \u201cdigital assistants\u201d can make purchases, find information, and assist with tasks directly within the browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • OpenAI<\/strong>We are developing a new AI browser, also based on Chromium.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Meta<\/strong>We previously approached Perplexity with a potential acquisition but were unsuccessful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Apple<\/strong>Internal discussions have focused on acquiring Perplexity, but no action has been taken yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      If Google is forced to sell Chrome, it would be the biggest antitrust split since Microsoft's time in the 1990s \u2013 and could set a precedent for other tech giants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Personal perspective<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Perplexity is taking a huge gamble: they're not yet \"top of mind\" names like Google, Meta, or OpenAI, but by \"buying the busiest stores\" instead of opening new ones, they can immediately reach over 3 billion global Chrome users.
      The risk is that Google could appeal, prolong the lawsuit, or find a way to keep Chrome. But if this deal goes through, the browser we use every day could become... Chrome AI<\/strong> \u2013 You can search, answer, and work simultaneously\u2026 all while opening a new tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The question is: Are you ready for Chrome to become Perplexity's \"AI assistant\"?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      #PerplexityAI #GoogleChrome #AI #TechNews #Antitrust<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Nghe qua th\u00ec t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a, nh\u01b0ng The Wall Street Journal x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn: Perplexity AI \u2013 startup AI tr\u1ee5 s\u1edf t\u1ea1i San Francisco \u2013 v\u1eeba g\u1eedi \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb mua l\u1ea1i tr\u00ecnh duy\u1ec7t Chrome c\u1ee7a Google v\u1edbi m\u1ee9c gi\u00e1 34,5 t\u1ef7 USD. \u0110\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd, con s\u1ed1 n\u00e0y g\u1ea7n g\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u00e1 18 t\u1ef7 USD c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh h\u1ecd sau […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seateklab.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seateklab.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seateklab.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seateklab.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seateklab.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/seateklab.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1212\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seateklab.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seateklab.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seateklab.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}