Perplexity Chief Business Officer Dmitry Shevelenko said he didn’t want to testify in a trial about how to resolve Google’s search monopoly because he feared retribution from Google. But after being subpoenaed to appear in court, he seized the moment to pitch a business opportunity for his AI company: buying Chrome.

OpenAI execs previously testified in court, stating the company would consider buying Chrome if Google is forced to sell.

Perplexity is working on its own browser. It's called Comet, and it’s being built on Chromium—the same base as Chrome. So even if Chrome changes hands, Perplexity wants to have a backup plan.