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Perplexity AI Eyes TikTok Merger Amid US Ban

Perplexity AI Eyes TikTok Merger Amid US Ban
Perplexity AI Eyes TikTok Merger Amid US Ban
January 19, 2025  |  Social Commerce

Search engine startup Perplexity AI reportedly wants to merge with TikTok. The company has submitted a bid to TikTok’s China-based parent ByteDance, Reuters reported Saturday...

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Trump ‘Reviewing Situation’ After Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban
Trump ‘Reviewing Situation’ After Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban
January 17, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

After the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law that forces a sale or ban of TikTok, the company and President-elect Donald Trump said in separate...

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Trump Could Reportedly Reverse TikTok Ban Via Executive Order 
Trump Could Reportedly Reverse TikTok Ban Via Executive Order 
January 16, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering a plan to halt a ban on TikTok. Under the plan, the new president — after taking office next...

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Chinese Social Media App RedNote Gains US Users Ahead of TikTok Ban
Chinese Social Media App RedNote Gains US Users Ahead of TikTok Ban
January 15, 2025  |  Social Commerce

Chinese social media app RedNote has reportedly gained 700,000 new users as U.S. users of TikTok seek a new platform ahead of the approaching ban...

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Could Elon Musk Become TikTok’s New Owner?
Could Elon Musk Become TikTok’s New Owner?
January 14, 2025  |  Social Commerce

China is reportedly considering selling TikTok to Elon Musk before the platform is banned. That’s one option the Chinese government is considering if TikTok parent ByteDance can’t...

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TikTok Creators Plead With Fans to Follow Them to New Platforms
TikTok Creators Plead With Fans to Follow Them to New Platforms
January 12, 2025  |  Social Commerce

TikTok’s owner has one week to sell the platform or face a U.S. ban. And with that deadline looming, creators on the social media service...

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Alibaba Plans Major Discounts on AI Large Language Models
Alibaba Plans Major Discounts on AI Large Language Models
December 31, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Chinese tech giant Alibaba is reportedly slashing prices on its AI large language models. Those markdowns are as high as 85%, CNBC reported Tuesday (Dec. 31), citing...

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Trump Signals Plans to Keep TikTok Running in US
Trump Signals Plans to Keep TikTok Running in US
December 23, 2024  |  Legal & Regulation

Could TikTok have a future in the U.S. under a new administration? President-elect Donald Trump seemed to signal as much in a speech to conservative supporters Sunday (Dec. 22)....

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