WASHINGTON (AP) — Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok’s parent company that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% of a new entity that merges Perplexity with TikTok’s U.S. business, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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

AI search engine startup Perplexity AI has put forward a revised proposal for a merger with TikTok's US operations, reported Reuters. According to a source, the search engine startup's plan involves creating a new entity that would combine Perplexity and TikTok US,