Perplexity AI bids to merge with TikTok US
Several major tech moguls were given priority seats at President Trump’s second inauguration on Monday, including X owner Elon Musk, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew.
An early payoff has already been scored by TikTok, the video-sharing app that spent months currying favor with the then-candidate Trump in hopes that if he won the election, he would help it survive a threatened shutdown.
TikTok CEO Shou Chew is expected to join other tech executives Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos at the inauguration for President-elect Trump.
Trump loves the reciprocal trade framework … and he loves this [idea],” a source said of the president’s plan for joint ventures.
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TikTok CEO Shou Chew is expected to accept an invitation from President-elect Donald Trump to attend his inauguration.
When the leaders of Meta, Google, Amazon and Apple were spotted together at church on the morning of Donald Trump’s inauguration, it was no accident.
Some of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also are among the world’s richest men.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said Sunday he is aware that the possible TikTok ban “is controversial,” yet the app “has a national security risk to it.” “I imagine [there’s going to] be a
As the 2024 presidential race entered its final stretch, the nation’s richest tech leaders gravitated toward Trump’s side.
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