TikTok, Perplexity

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.
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
Can TikTok be saved? A look at potential buyers and a possible merger amid pending ban
Potential buyers for TikTok US include MrBeast, Kevin O'Leary, Frank McCourt's Project Liberty and Perplexity AI, who bid a merger instead of a sale,
Perplexity AI offers to merge with TikTok U.S.
Perplexity AI has submitted an offer to ByteDance (BDNCE) to merge with TikTok U.S., a source familiar with the matter told Seeking Alpha, marking the latest bid for the social media app that was banned and then quickly reinstated over the weekend.
Perplexity AI Engine Reportedly Made Bid To Merge With TikTok
If Perplexity merged with TikTok, it would give the company access to an immense user base and the data needed to feed its AI-driven search engine.
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MrBeast hints he'd buy TikTok. Who else could purchase the social media app?
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Exclusive-ByteDance Plans $20 Billion Capex in 2025, Mostly on AI, Sources Say
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DeepSeek AI might be the best ChatGPT rival – here’s why you should stay away
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