A New Bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI Would Give the US Government a 50% Stake

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By EditorDavidJan 26, 2025, 7:04 pm460 ptsHotTop
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Associated Press: 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... The…

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