Hours before TikTok could go dark, AI startup Perplexity has put in a bid to merge with the platform's US business, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Perplexity has swept to prominence as a search engine built from scratch with artificial intelligence. The two-year-old startup takes in cash like oxygen, having raised back-to-back funding rounds just months apart last year.
CNBC reported the news earlier on Saturday.
Correction: January 18, 2025 — An earlier version of this story misstated who besides Perplexity is involved in this bid.
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