Perplexity AI proposes TikTok merger with 50% U.S. government ownership stake
Perplexity is seeking to create a new $300-billion public company with TikTok's U.S. business and include investments from other investors.
Perplexity AI may save TikTok with a merger that’s half owned by the US government
Perplexity AI search startup has a new proposal to merge with TikTok, which would give the US government a stake of up to 50%.
Perplexity AI submits bid to help save TikTok in the US — here's what we know
In a bold move, Perplexity AI, a U.S.-based search engine startup, has submitted a proposal to merge with TikTok's U.S. operations. This initiative emerges as TikTok resumes after a short ban in the United States due to national security concerns associated with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.
Perplexity AI bids to merge with TikTok US amid looming ban, source says
Search engine startup Perplexity AI submitted a bid on Saturday to TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance for Perplexity to reportedly merge with TikTok.
Trump: We Will Have a Lot of People Bidding on TikTok
U.S. President Donald Trump predicted on Monday there will be many people bidding to own TikTok, and he does not want China involved in the popular social media company. Trump was speaking to Republican lawmakers at his Doral golf club in Miami.
New bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI could give US government 50% stake
Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok’s parent company that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% of a new entity that merges Perplexity with TikTok’s U.S. business, accordin
TikTok Shop's former boss on how the platform changed e-commerce forever — and how AI is leveling the playing field
Sandie Hawkins led e-commerce at TikTok before joining Teikametrics. She said social commerce and AI have changed online ...
If Perplexity AI Can’t End The TikTok Ban, Here’s What Brands Can Do
Whether TikTok stays with Perplexity AI's backing or goes, without that juicy algorithm ByteDance doesn’t seem willing to ...
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Perplexity AI proposes to merge with Tiktok, with US government getting half, source says
Jan 26 (Reuters) - U.S. search engine startup Perplexity AI has revised the merger proposal it had submitted to TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to create a new entity combining Perplexity and ...
What DeepSeek AI means for the future of TikTok-style bans
Few expect Donald Trump to ease Biden-era limitations on China's ability to get advanced chips in the wake of DeepSeek's ...
Perplexity AI Updates Tiktok Merger Proposal
Perplexity AI made changes to its merger proposal with ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, on Sunday.  TakeAway Points: ...
Larry Magid: Testing DeepSeek, the Chinese generative AI app
Based on my tests and published reports, DeepSeek not yet as advanced as its American counterparts, but it’s quite good ...
'Key beneficiary of TikTok's mishaps:' Meta is one of Wall Street's top AI picks headed into earnings
Wall Street analysts see AI boosting Meta's performance this year. The tech titan could also be a big winner amid the drama ...
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It Looks Like Microsoft Is TikTok’s Latest Bidder
President Donald Trump announced Monday that Microsoft is interested in buying TikTok. After Trump took office on Jan. 20, he ...