AI startup Perplexity's valuation rose to $20 billion in fresh funding talks. It's a $2 billion jump from its last fundraise in July.

CNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos reports on news regarding Perplexity.

Artificial intelligence search startup Perplexity AI Inc. is reported to be seeking to raise new funding on a $20 billion valuation, a month after the company last raised $100 million on an $18 billion valuation.

Perplexity AI made a $34.5 billion unsolicited all-cash offer for Alphabet's Chrome browser on Tuesday, a bid far above its own valuation as the startup reaches for the browser's billions of users pivotal to the AI search race.

Perplexity made an unsolicited $34.5 billion bid for Google's web browser and claims it has the backing to pull it off.

The antitrust case into Google’s search business just got more heated, as Perplexity AI has submitted a $34.5 billion offer to acquire the company’s Chrome browser, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.