TikTok, Perplexity

New bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI could give US government 50% stake
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.
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
US-owned Perplexity AI offers new plan to take a half-share in TikTok
The proposal, submitted last week, is a revision of an earlier plan the artificial intelligence startup presented to TikTok's parent ByteDance on 18 January, a day before the law that bans TikTok went into effect.
New TikTok Bid Could Give US Government 50% Stake
The revised proposal allows for a new structure merging Perplexity AI and TikTok's U.S. business. The U.S. government could acquire up to a 50 percent nonvoting stake after a public offering valued at $300 billion or more. ByteDance would maintain equity in the new entity but cede control to a U.S. board.
U.S. Government Could Own Half of TikTok’s U.S. Business Under New Plan
The latest plan for a TikTok buyout, by Perplexity AI, would give the U.S. government up to a 50% stake in the company’s domestic business.
Perplexity AI Proposes TikTok U.S. Merger with U.S. Government Stake
Perplexity AI has revised its merger proposal to ByteDance, TikToks Chinese parent company, aiming to create a new U.S.-based entity, according to sources. The plan suggests that the U.S. government could own up to 50%

TikTok, United States

Trump, TikTok

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Trump proposes 50% US ownership of TikTok: 'We're going to have a lot of bidders'
WASHINGTON — Just hours after a brief shutdown of TikTok across the nation, President-elect Donald Trump proposed to let the United States own half of the popular social media platform to ...
iPhones with TikTok Installed Are Selling for Up to $5M on eBay After the Social Media App's Brief Ban
Phones that still have TikTok installed on them are fetching high prices on eBay, days after the social media platform's ...
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Rep. Turner says TikTok remains 'national security threat,' hopes Trump can get ByteDance to divest
Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday that TikTok remains a national ...
With TikTok ban, Trump is picking and choosing which laws to follow | Opinion
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Trump’s Q&A on Air Force One goes from the plane’s color scheme to the fate of TikTok and Canada
President Donald Trump hasn’t been shy about sharing his thoughts since taking office, and he added a 20-minute Q&A with ...
After TikTok, the WiFi router in your home may be next Chinese tech ban target
TP-Link routers, among Amazon best sellers and according to some estimates up to 65% of the U.S. market, are on the radar of ...
Users flock to a TikTok alternative that may be more dangerous
The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favor of banning it in the U.S. Even after President Donald Trump asked for the ...