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Making sense of the AI Marketing revolution
September 4, 2025
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Google looked set to keep Chrome as AI shifted the case

Sorry Perplexity, Chrome is not on sale anymore 😅

 

The landmark antitrust trial against Google is wrapping up.

 

And guess what?

 

They likely won’t have to:

 

- Sell Chrome
- Stop paying Apple billions to remain the default search engine on Safari

 

The judge pointed to the rise of AI chatbots as proof that Google isn’t really a monopoly anymore.

 

Which is ironic.

 

Because yes, AI chatbots are threatening Google’s core business model…
…except Google built one AI Chatbot itself 😅

 

And a pretty good one, too!

 

What’s next?
Google paying Apple even more billions to make Gemini the default AI assistant on iPhones 😂

 

The AI wars just got a new twist.

Reuters headline about Perplexity's $34.5 billion bid for Chrome crossed out with a large red X.
Reuters headline about Perplexity's $34.5 billion bid for Chrome crossed out with a large red X.