Oh, For Fucking Sake… Perplexity is Trying to Buy Chrome

Right. So, some AI chatbot company called Perplexity – never heard of ’em, probably full of marketing fluff – has apparently offered Google a goddamn fortune for Chrome. Like, more money than they’ve even *taken in* from investors. Billions. BILLIONS! They want to integrate it into their search thingy, because apparently building a decent product organically is too much effort.

Google’s being predictably tight-lipped, which means they’re either laughing their asses off or seriously considering this insane proposal. The article speculates it’s about Perplexity wanting to own the front end for AI search and cut out Microsoft (who already has Bing integrated with Chrome). Honestly, the whole thing smells like a desperate grab for market share by a company that peaked at “slightly less bad than other chatbots.”

They’re talking about a deal potentially exceeding $45 billion. FORTY-FIVE BILLION DOLLARS! For a browser. A *browser*. I swear, venture capital is just printing money and throwing it at problems that don’t need solving.

The whole thing hinges on regulatory approval, which should be fun to watch. Good luck getting that past the DOJ, you overzealous AI twerps. Seriously, go back to training your models or something. Leave Chrome alone.

Source: TechCrunch