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mrussell@businessinsider.com (Melia Russell), Business Insider
Sat, 01/18/2025 - 1:59pm

Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesAI startup Perplexity bids to merge with TikTok's US business before potential shutdown.Perplexity was recently valued at $9 billion, a lot less than the estimated value of TikTok US.Perplexity backers include SoftBank and Nvidia, with $914 million in funding secured: PitchBook.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.It's unclear how a startup of Perplexity's size could merge with an operation this huge.

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