Perplexity AI has submitted a bid to merge with TikTok's US business, proposing a deal with ByteDance that aims to combine TikTok’s user base with its AI search capabilities. This merger could enhance TikTok's user experience and provide valuable insights for Perplexity AI, positioning them well in»»»

Perplexity AI asked TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, on Saturday to allow the U.S. search engine startup to merge with TikTok U.S. and create a new entity combining them and New Capital Partners, CNBC reported. TikTok faces a U.S. ban starting on Sunday if it does not cut ties with ByteD»»»

Microsoft-backed OpenAI released o1 AI models in September designed to spend more time processing queries to solve hard problems. The o1 models are capable of reasoning through complex tasks and can solve more challenging problems than previous models in science, coding and math, the AI firm had sa»»»