Perplexity offers to buy Google's Chrome browser for $34.5 billion
That figure is higher than Perplexity's current valuation, but the company said several investors have agreed to back the deal.
Google did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment. The Wall Street Journal was first to report the bid.
Perplexity is best known for its AI-powered search engine that gives users simple answers to questions and links out to the original source material on the web. Last month, it launched its own AI-powered browser called Comet.
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