Perplexity AI Inc. is trying to manage the huge demand for artificial intelligence computing power by building a platform that diverts AI work between personal computers and cloud-based servers.
The logo of Perplexity on a laptop arranged in Riga, Latvia, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. AI startup Perplexity made a formal offer to acquire Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion, an audacious bid to get ahead of a potential requirement for the search giant to sell the web browser in US antitrust proceedings.