Perplexity, an artificial intelligence search engine startup, has bid to merge with TikTok U.S. so the platform can avoid being banned in the country.

Search engine startup Perplexity AI submitted a bid on Saturday to TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance for Perplexity to reportedly merge with TikTok.

Perplexity AI, a U.S.-based search engine startup, has submitted a proposal to merge with TikTok's U.S. operations.

Perplexity AI has submitted an offer to ByteDance (BDNCE) to merge with TikTok U.S., a source familiar with the matter told Seeking Alpha, marking the latest bid for the social media app that was banned and then quickly reinstated over the weekend.