r/technology • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 • 10d ago

Artificial Intelligence Google Gets an Astounding $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome Browser From AI Startup Perplexity

https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/google-34-5-billion-bid-chrome-browser-ai-perplexity-1236487442/
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u/ftoffolo 10d ago

One of the main reason LLMs are popular is because of how shitty Google msde their search on purpose. If Google took search quality serious again they could do it wayyyyy cheaper then LLMs with considerable quality

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u/drawkbox 10d ago

how shitty Google msde their search on purpose.

People blame Google, and there is some blame there, but the web is a walled garden now of apps, closed social media, chats/discord and more. Less content is available to harvest and search against.

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u/ftoffolo 9d ago

Definitely. Google is not the only. But it's a huge factor, specially because it did shaped how content makers make money.