Tiktok, Perplexity

Perplexity AI revises Tiktok merger proposal that could give the U.S. government a 50% stake
A proposal document viewed by CNBC, which was shared with ByteDance and prospective new investors, detailed the creation of a new U.S. holding company, "NewCo."
Artificial Intelligence Company’s Bid for TikTok Could Give American Government a 50 Percent Stake in New Company
Congress voted to ban TikTok out of concern that TikTok's ownership structure represents a security risk, a ban upheld by the Supreme Court but
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.
AI company Perplexity bids to merge with TikTok to avoid ban: report
Perplexity, an artificial intelligence search engine startup, has bid to merge with TikTok U.S. so the platform can avoid being banned in the country.
Perplexity AI submits bid to merge with TikTok
With a TikTok ban looming in the United States, Perplexity AI is the latest bidder hoping to give the video app a new corporate home. CNBC first reported
Perplexity AI’s new bid for TikTok could give U.S. government a 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, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Perplexity submits a new bid for TikTok
Perplexity AI has submitted a revised proposal to merge with TikTok, in an arrangement that would give the U.S. government up ...
TikTok owner ByteDance plans to spend $12 billion on AI chips in 2025, FT reports
ByteDance is placing a big bet on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure as the TikTok parent plans to spend more than ...
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Is TikTok’s Parent Company Buying $12B Worth of AI Chips?
ByteDance reportedly plans to double down on domestic AI chips following U.S restrictions. The Chinese tech giant, however, ...
Trump issues flurry of orders on TikTok, DOGE, social media, AI, and energy
President Donald Trump's flurry of day-one actions included a reprieve for TikTok, the creation of a Department of Government ...
TikTok owner ByteDance, DeepSeek lead Chinese push in AI reasoning
TikTok owner ByteDance on Wednesday released an update to its flagship AI model as a global race intensified to create AI ...
Perplexity AI submits bid to merge with TikTok US
The search engine platform Perplexity AI submitted a bid to merge with TikTok on Saturday, a source familiar told The Hill.
AI spurs an explosion in data center spending. Can it all pay off?
OpenAI debuted its Operator agent system. It’s just a research preview for now, a start toward the promised land of AI agents ...
When TikTok Went Dark, an Unlikely App Won
After a US law temporarily forced Americans to find a new home for their short-video habit, TikTok clone Likee saw a surge in ...