They just regulated the data practices of the CCP in the US. LOL
UPDATE 1/18: TikTok OFFICIALLY SHUTS DOWN IN the United States, sends message saying DONALD TRUMP WILL SAVE US to 170 MILLION AMERICANS
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i don't know what you're talking about.
if the government shut down a newspaper because they didn't like the published letters written by readers it would be a free speech issue just like shutting down a website where people publish information on.
the data was being stored on oracle servers in the U.S. they can't just target one company when other social media companies are collecting the same data and some have a even longer history of data neglect and privacy abuse.
they have warning labels on cigarette cartons.
They do. The point is, when it’s a national security threat, it would be foolish to allow citizens to decide if they want their data in the hands of the Chinese government. Citizens are not going to understand the depth of the situation and still sign up. In comparison, cigarettes are not a national security threat, just a threat to that direct person (and second hand smoke) but not the same as an enemy country having access to so much data on our citizens.
Its not about where the data was stored its about who has access. The CCP has access to the data regardless of where it was stored. Facts are China tries to exploit the hell out of our laws for their advantage. We are at a competative disadvantge. They block our apps, but then demand we allow theirs. Yeah sorry. the fact that so many people think the CCP is awesome shows how well they have manipulated things. People crying about US propoganda, but sucking up Chinese propaganda like they are Teanna Trump sucking dikk. Its craziness.
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Only one of those was a loss.
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Perplexity AI makes a bid to merge with TikTok U.S.
Published Sat, Jan 18 20252:37 PM ESTUpdated 4 Hours Ago
Hayden Field@haydenfield
Key Points
- Perplexity AI submitted a bid on Saturday to TikTok parent ByteDance, proposing that Perplexity merge with TikTok U.S., CNBC has learned.
- The new structure would allow for most of ByteDance’s existing investors to retain their equity stakes and would bring more video to Perplexity, according to a source familiar with the situation.
- Though any potential transaction would likely take months to complete, President-elect Donald Trump said he “most likely” would give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal.
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images
Perplexity AI officially made a play for TikTok on Saturday, submitting a bid to its parent company, ByteDance, to create a new merged entity combining Perplexity, TikTok U.S. and new capital partners, CNBC has learned.
The new structure would allow for most of ByteDance’s existing investors to retain their equity stakes and would bring more video to Perplexity, according to a source familiar with the situation, who asked to remain anonymous due to the confidential nature of the potential deal.
Perplexity AI, the artificial intelligence search engine startup competing with OpenAI and Google
, started 2024 with a roughly $500 million valuation and ended the year with a valuation of about $9 billion, after attracting increasing investor interest amid the generative AI boom — as well as controversy over plagiarism accusations.
AI-assisted search has been viewed by investors as one of Google’s key risks, as it potentially changes the way consumers access information online. Last year, OpenAI, which started the generative AI craze in late 2022 with ChatGPT, introduced a search engine called SearchGPT. Google later launched “AI Overviews” in search, allowing users to see a quick summary of answers at the top of results.
Though any potential transaction between Perplexity AI and ByteDance would likely take months to complete — and TikTok has said the app will “go dark” in the U.S. on Sunday unless the Biden administration assures it won’t punish Apple
, Google and other service providers for hosting it — President-elect Donald Trump told NBC News on Saturday that he “most likely” would give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal after he is sworn into office on Monday.
In a video posted to TikTok on Friday, CEO Shou Zi Chew said, “I want to thank President Trump for his commitment to work with us to find a solution that keeps TikTok available in the United States.”
ByteDance has publicly implied it will not sell TikTok U.S., which is part of why Perplexity AI believes it has a shot with its bid — since the proposal is a merger rather than a sale, the source told CNBC.
The source believes a fair price is “well north of $50 billion” but that the final number attached to the proposal will be decided, in part, by which of ByteDance’s existing shareholders want to remain part of the new entity and which want to cash out.
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This is all about the US sees something making money and they want it
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This is all about the US sees something making money and they want it
Good luck with that..
Perplexity AI makes a bid to merge with TikTok U.S.
Published Sat, Jan 18 20252:37 PM ESTUpdated 4 Hours Ago
Hayden Field@haydenfield
Key Points
- Perplexity AI submitted a bid on Saturday to TikTok parent ByteDance, proposing that Perplexity merge with TikTok U.S., CNBC has learned.
- The new structure would allow for most of ByteDance’s existing investors to retain their equity stakes and would bring more video to Perplexity, according to a source familiar with the situation.
- Though any potential transaction would likely take months to complete, President-elect Donald Trump said he “most likely” would give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal.
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images
Perplexity AI officially made a play for TikTok on Saturday, submitting a bid to its parent company, ByteDance, to create a new merged entity combining Perplexity, TikTok U.S. and new capital partners, CNBC has learned.
The new structure would allow for most of ByteDance’s existing investors to retain their equity stakes and would bring more video to Perplexity, according to a source familiar with the situation, who asked to remain anonymous due to the confidential nature of the potential deal.
Perplexity AI, the artificial intelligence search engine startup competing with OpenAI and Google
, started 2024 with a roughly $500 million valuation and ended the year with a valuation of about $9 billion, after attracting increasing investor interest amid the generative AI boom — as well as controversy over plagiarism accusations.
AI-assisted search has been viewed by investors as one of Google’s key risks, as it potentially changes the way consumers access information online. Last year, OpenAI, which started the generative AI craze in late 2022 with ChatGPT, introduced a search engine called SearchGPT. Google later launched “AI Overviews” in search, allowing users to see a quick summary of answers at the top of results.
Though any potential transaction between Perplexity AI and ByteDance would likely take months to complete — and TikTok has said the app will “go dark” in the U.S. on Sunday unless the Biden administration assures it won’t punish Apple
, Google and other service providers for hosting it — President-elect Donald Trump told NBC News on Saturday that he “most likely” would give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal after he is sworn into office on Monday.
In a video posted to TikTok on Friday, CEO Shou Zi Chew said, “I want to thank President Trump for his commitment to work with us to find a solution that keeps TikTok available in the United States.”
ByteDance has publicly implied it will not sell TikTok U.S., which is part of why Perplexity AI believes it has a shot with its bid — since the proposal is a merger rather than a sale, the source told CNBC.
The source believes a fair price is “well north of $50 billion” but that the final number attached to the proposal will be decided, in part, by which of ByteDance’s existing shareholders want to remain part of the new entity and which want to cash out.
The Golden Age of Tiktok was when people still thought it was a kids app between 2019-2021. The past few years were still good and it will come back eventually, but will certainly die a slow death once a corporate US Media firm ends up buying it.