Led by Aravind Srinivas, artificial intelligence (AI) search engine start-up Perplexity AI has pitched a merger with TikTok in the US. The company's bid was submitted to TikTok's parent company ByteDance yesterday. The proposed new entity would include Perplexity, TikTok US and new capital partners.

With a TikTok ban looming in the United States, Perplexity AI is the latest bidder hoping to give the video app a new corporate home. CNBC first reported

A rtificial Intelligence backed search engine Perplexity AI has submitted a bid with TikTok parent company Bytedance to merge with TikTok US, according to a Reuters report. Report