Perplexity AI proposes to merge with TikTok

Perplexity AI’s new TikTok merger plan could see US govt owning 50% stake
Perplexity AI has revised its merger proposal to ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, to include a provision allowing the US government to own up to 50% of the new entity following an IPO, CNBC reported.
Perplexity AI proposes TikTok merger with 50% U.S. government ownership stake
Perplexity is seeking to create a new $300-billion public company with TikTok's U.S. business and include investments from other investors.
New bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI could give U.S. government 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 AI offers US government 50% stake in revised TikTok merger proposal: Report
Besides Perplexity, several other companies and individuals have put in their bids to either purchase or merge with TikTok.
Perplexity AI proposes to merge with Tiktok, with US government getting half, source says
U.S. search engine startup Perplexity AI has revised the merger proposal it had submitted to TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to create a new entity combining Perplexity and TikTok U.S., a person familiar with the proposal told Reuters on Sunday.
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