Aravind Srinivas confirms his firm Perplexity AI's bid to buy TikTok's US unit

Perplexity AI's Indian-origin CEO Aravind Srinivas confirmed his company's bid to buy TikTok's US unit amid a looming ban earlier delayed by President Donald Trump. Speaking to Fox Business, Srinivas said, "We're not trying to be disruptive to existing shareholders but we're also trying to get what Trump wants." The deal proposes TikTok's US unit's merger with Perplexity AI.