In a surprise move, Perplexity AI made an unsolicited $34.5 billion bid to buy Google’s Chrome, coming as a legal ruling is pending in an antitrust case the internet giant lost that could force it to divest the browser.

Perplexity made headlines this week when the artificial intelligence startup said it had offered to buy Google’s Chrome, the world’s largest internet browser, for a price amounting to nearly double its valuation.

Perplexity has made a $34.5 billion all-cash offer to buy Google's Chrome web browser. The DOJ's antitrust case could force Google to sell Chrome if the judge rules against it. Industry sources say Chrome is worth at least $50 billion,