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
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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%

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