Perplexity’s “try everything” era

Plus: YouTube Rolls Out AI Age Checks

August 13, 2025

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Today’s headline that’s got everyone talking? Perplexity just tried to buy Google’s Chrome for $34.5B just weeks after launching its own browser and reportedly eyeing a TikTok merger officially cementing its “throw everything at the wall and see what sticks” era.

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Perplexity Wants to Buy Chrome

In a move that sounds like the tech version of “shoot your shot,” AI search upstart Perplexity has slapped $34.5 billion in cash on the table for Google’s Chrome browser and yes, they confirmed it’s real. The deal sweetener? They’d keep Chrome’s engine open-source, pour $3 billion into it, and (brace yourself) not even switch the default search away from Google. This comes as the DOJ circles Google with monopoly-breaking scissors, potentially forcing a Chrome sell-off. Chrome controls 68% of the browser market, and rival DuckDuckGo once pegged its value north of $50B, so Perplexity’s offer is either a bargain or a bold flex given they’ve only raised $1.5B to date. Oh, and they launched their own browser last month and bid to merge with TikTok. Perplexity’s clearly in its “try everything” era.

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Musk Calls BS on Apple’s App Store AI Rankings

Apple’s already bleeding in 2025 with $750B in market value gone and now Elon Musk is piling on, threatening to sue if the company doesn’t bump OpenAI’s ChatGPT off the App Store’s top spot. He says Apple’s playing favorites thanks to its cushy partnership with OpenAI, leaving his Grok chatbot stuck at #6 and locking out competition. Apple hasn’t said a word, Altman fired back with some shade of his own, and the whole thing reeks of a messy Big Tech turf war over who gets to own the AI spotlight on a billion iPhones.

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