The TikTok ban clears key hurdle while Perplexity AI continues to shake up search

Well, if you’re a big fan of TikTok and you live in the United States, I have some bad news for you: a bill that would force the sale of TikTok or ban it in the United States has been passed by the Senate. And the president should sign it. Given that China has signaled that it will not allow the sale of the Singapore-headquartered social media company owned by Chinese company ByteDance, things are not looking good for TikTok in the UNITED STATES.

But if that’s got you down, don’t worry, we also have a lot of pretty positive news to discuss. News like two AI startups in Europe making a bit of noise caught our attention. There are of course many more AIs in Europe than Mistral.

And U.S had to discuss the latest from Perplexity AI, which has just raised funds and is shaking up its operational plans by raising even more money. It’s a good time to be an AI startup.

That’s not the only thing happening. The Framework laptop folks just raised more capital, Pony.AI is considering a US IPO, and Volition Capital is expanding. Press play and let’s chat!