By merging with the U.S. arm of TikTok, Perplexity could emerge as a stronger search rival to Alphabet, a potential blow to Google stock.

Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity AI has proposed merging with TikTok's U.S. operations, offering the U.S. government a 50% stake via a $300 billion IPO while allowing ByteDance to retain ties without the proprietary recommendation algorithm.

The comment originated in a shareholder letter from 1999, later repeated in interviews, in reference to Amazon's devotion to its customers.

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.

TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew could have a prominent spot for president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, according to the New York Times. Trump once sought to ban the app, but now he wants to save it.

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and even TikTok’s CEO Shou Chew are among the powerful tech leaders lined up to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, but Nvidia’s CEO won’t be joining them.

Aravind Srinivas’s journey from Chennai to leading a groundbreaking AI company highlights his dedication to innovation, entrepreneurship, and the transformative potential of technology.

High-profile tech billionaires, including Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk will sit front and center at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

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.

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Jeff Bezos donated $50 million to the retired US veteran who led the raid that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The Amazon founder is the second-richest person in the world, behind Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. And since 2021, Bezos has been putting some of his $250 billion net worth to good use through his Courage and Civility Award.

As Elon Musk and his billionaire brethren take power in Trump’s second term, the lack of legal guardrails — and the fading power of Big Media — is becoming an existential crisis.