Jeff Bezos-Backed Perplexity Revises TikTok Merger Deal, Proposes Giving US Government 50% Stake: Report
Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity AI has proposed merging with TikTok's U.S. operations, offering the U.S. government a 50% stake via a $300 billion IPO while allowing ByteDance to retain ties without the proprietary recommendation algorithm.
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Google Rival, Jeff Bezos-Backed Perplexity AI Seeks TikTok Merger
By merging with the U.S. arm of TikTok, Perplexity could emerge as a stronger search rival to Alphabet, a potential blow to Google stock.
Trump inauguration: What to know about Trump's changing relationships with Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the other tech execs who were front and center
Several major tech moguls were given priority seats at President Trump’s second inauguration on Monday, including X owner Elon Musk, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew.
TikTok’s CEO is planning to attend Trump’s inauguration. He’ll see Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos
TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew could have a prominent spot for president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, according to the New York Times. Trump once sought to ban the app, but now he wants to save it.
Fact Check: Jeff Bezos Once Said He Tells Amazon Employees to 'Wake Up Every Morning Terrified'
The comment originated in a shareholder letter from 1999, later repeated in interviews, in reference to Amazon's devotion to its customers.
TikTok, Trump and What Crony Capitalism Does to Our Economy
An early payoff has already been scored by TikTok, the video-sharing app that spent months currying favor with the then-candidate Trump in hopes that if he won the election, he would help it survive a threatened shutdown.
Behind the nerves — and relief — as TikTok went dark, then rose from the dead
After the Supreme Court upheld a long-awaited TikTok ban, the app went dark. 14 hours later, it was back. Here's how it unfolded.
TikTok CEO to attend inauguration with front-row seat at Trump's invite
TikTok CEO Shou Chew is expected to accept an invitation from President-elect Donald Trump to attend his inauguration.
TikTok realized the advantage of bowing to autocrats. The tech barons at Trump’s inauguration are following suit
ANALYSIS: The chaotic unbanning of TikTok signals a new political fusion between corporate power and American authoritarianism — and Silicon Valley stands eager to serve, writes Io Dodds
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Vincent Boland: Ignore TikTok: Trump’s real tech danger lies closer to home
Silicon Valley is on the way to becoming a tool of the right wing oligarchy-party-state over which Trump presides
Trump, a populist president, is flanked by tech billionaires at his inauguration
Some of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also are among the world’s richest men.
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Trump and Ramaphosa: A tale of two rich presidents and the motives of big business
Is it power or profit that explains the proximity of the richest American tech bros to Donald Trump and how SA business has come to assist Cyril Ramaphosa in fixing what the ANC broke?