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Perplexity Bids $34.5 Billion for Chrome: A Very Public Power Play
On August 12, 2025, Perplexity — itself worth a fraction of the price — made an unsolicited all-cash offer for Google Chrome amid the antitrust remedies fight.
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Funding · 2 min read
Windsurf Changes Hands Three Times in 72 Hours: OpenAI Out, Google Pays $2.4B, Cognition Takes the Rest
In July 2025 Windsurf lived the wildest 72 hours in startup history: after the OpenAI deal collapsed, Google paid $2.4B for the founders and Cognition bought whatever was left.
Funding · 1 min read
xAI Acquires X in an All-Stock Deal: Musk Folds the Social Platform Into His AI Company
On March 28, 2025, Musk announced xAI's all-stock acquisition of X — valuing xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion — merging data and distribution.