Perplexity AI bids on TikTok, CEO says it's a win-win for Trump
AI startup Perplexity is making a play for TikTok U.S., and the company's team is taking a page from President Donald Trump’s "America First" playbook.
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 part with, the app won't ever be the same.
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 offers updated bid for TikTok, allowing 50 percent US government stake
Perplexity AI has submitted an updated proposal to merge with TikTok that would allow the U.S. government to take a 50 percent stake in the newly formed company, a source familiar confirmed to The
Perplexity AI proposes TikTok merger with 50% ownership for US government
The revised plan reportedly includes provisions for the US government to receive stock in the new company once Perplexity AI achieves an initial public offering valued
Trump Says There Is 'Great Interest' in TikTok
"GREAT INTEREST IN TIKTOK! Would be wonderful for China, and all concerned," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. The app's fate has been up in the air since a law requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance to either sell it on national security grounds or face a ban took effect on Jan.
New TikTok Ban—America’s AI Warning Changes Everything
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Deepfake AI videos are getting even better with TikTok owner ByteDance's OmniHuman-1 model
ByteDance researchers have demoed a new AI model called OmniHuman-1 that can generate deepfake videos just by using a single ...
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 ...
Perplexity AI submits proposal to merge with TikTok, give half to US government: report
Perplexity AI submitted a revised merger proposal to TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance as the popular video-sharing app ...
Perplexity AI proposes TikTok merger with 50% U.S. government ownership stake
Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok's parent company that would allow the U.S. government to own up to ...
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 ...