Speaking to CNBC, he said the proposed deal did not include ByteDance's TikTok algorithm, which has been a key point of scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers, adding that his group had its own alternative.

(Bloomberg) -- Perplexity AI submitted a bid to TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd., to merge with its US operations and create a new entity, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

On Saturday, Perplexity AI submitted a bid to TikTok's parent company ByteDance to create a new merged entity combining Perplexity, TikTok U.S. and new capital partners, CNBC learned. First ...

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The report, which cited details a contract offered to a creator that CNBC saw, said Meta is taking advantage of ByteDance’s (BDNCE) TikTok app being unavailable from Apple and Google’s app ...

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Perplexity AI on Sunday revised the merger proposal it had submitted to TikTok parent ByteDance. The proposal, which would create a new entity combining Perplexity and TikTok U.S., would now also ...