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The battle for Google Chrome: Search.com raises the stakes to $35 Billion

Search.com bids $35B for Google Chrome, topping Perplexity's $34.5B offer. Search.com plans cashback, no ads, and revenue sharing if it acquires Chrome. Google faces antitrust battles that could force ...
Search Engine Land

Google can keep Chrome, but exclusive search deals must end

Google can keep its Chrome browser, but it can no longer have exclusive search deals and must share its search data with competitors. That’s the ruling from U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in the ...
Forbes

Google Fights Back Against AI Browsers With New Chrome Features

Google Chrome is integrating new "AI Action Chips" for "Nano Banana" (image generation) and "Deep Search" (in-depth research) directly onto its new tab page. These prominent buttons, currently in the ...
NPR

In a major antitrust ruling, a judge lets Google keep Chrome but levies other penalties

In a ruling aimed at restoring competition in the search engine market, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta refrained from ordering Google to sell off Chrome, the world's most popular browser, but ordered ...
Android

Search.com Joins Chrome Bidding Frenzy With Bigger Offer Than Perplexity

Search.com has entered the race to buy Google Chrome with a $35 billion offer, $500 million more than Perplexity’s bid, and says it’s backed by JP Morgan. The move comes as the DOJ weighs forcing ...
ZDNet

Why Perplexity is going after Google Chrome - and yes, it's serious

Perplexity makes $34.5B bid to buy Google's Chrome browser. Deal would give Perplexity a gateway to the AI-driven web. Perplexity's bid could spark a bidding war. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage ...
Washington Examiner

Google doesn’t have to sell Chrome but must share search results, judge rules

Google must share its search results with “qualified competitors,” a federal judge ruled on Tuesday in a landmark antitrust case that allows the tech company to remain intact and doesn’t force the ...
Los Angeles Times

Google won’t be forced to sell its Chrome browser, judge rules

A federal judge ruled Tuesday against the U.S. government’s proposal that Google should sell its Chrome web browser to restore competition in online search, saving the tech giant from having to spin ...
TechRepublic

$34.5B Google Chrome Purchase Offer Shocker From AI Startup Perplexity

$34.5B Google Chrome Purchase Offer Shocker From AI Startup Perplexity Your email has been sent Many see Perplexity’s bid to buy Google’s Chrome browser as a ...
Android Police

Google integrates Gemini into Chrome for productivity and safety

Chandra Steele has been writing about tech for the entirety of her journalism career. She loves making tough topics easy to understand. Before joining Android Police, Chandra was senior features ...
Forbes

Restart Google Chrome 142 Now, High-Rated Security Issues Confirmed

Google confirms it's time to restart your Chrome browser. Updated November 9 with further advice for browser users following the Google Chrome 142 security update, including Microsoft’s Edge gift card ...