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Bid for TikTok could give US Government a 50% stake

US Government could own 50% of TikTok as new bidder enters fray

A new bidder has emerged to buy the U.S. business of TikTok with a proposal that would see the government own a stake in the popular Chinese-owned video app, a person familiar with the discussions told The Associated Press.

New York Sun · 14h

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

Reuters on MSN · 6h

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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CBC.ca · 6d

TikTok was banned in the United States. But now it’s back. How come?

A TikTok ban briefly came into effect this past weekend in the U.S., but service came back the next day. What exactly happened?

CNN on MSN · 1d

Trump says banning TikTok won’t make Americans safer from China. He may have a point

President Donald Trump on Wednesday batted down the national security concerns surrounding TikTok, saying, “Is it that important for China to be spying on young people? On young kids watching crazy videos?

Yahoo · 8d

TikTok, other Bytedance goes dark in United States as ban takes effect

TikTok was not the only app that became unavailable for many U.S. users. The ban also impacts other Bytedance apps, like CapCut, Lempon8 and Gauth. Apple, in a statement on its website, said it’s “obligated to follow the laws in the jurisdictions where it operates,”

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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 ...

31mon MSN

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 ...

23hOpinion

With TikTok ban, Trump is picking and choosing which laws to follow | Opinion

Despite all of this, Trump has decided that the best course of action is to delay the shutdown of TikTok, even though he was ...

In the United States, Users React to Life (Briefly) Without TikTok

The app went dark nationwide on Saturday night, but the company indicated it was in the process of restoring the service ...

justthenews12h

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 ...

CNN9d

TikTok shuts down in the United States hours ahead of a ban

TikTok went offline in the United States Saturday night, less than two hours before a ban was slated to go into effect. The extraordinary blackout prevents access to one of the world’s most ...

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Who Might Buy TikTok? From MrBeast to Elon Musk, Here Are the Top Contenders

Content creator Jimmy Donaldson, known on the Internet as MrBeast, has made it clear he is interested in buying TikTok.

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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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