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AI company Perplexity bids to merge with TikTok to avoid ban: report

O'Leary Ventures Chairman gave an update on the TikTok bid on “The Craman Countdown.” Artificial intelligence (AI) company Perplexity AI is reportedly interested in merging with TikTok US to help the video-sharing platform avoid a ban in the country. CNBC reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that the bid for the platform's Chinese parent […]

Watch live: Austin bids farewell to Defense Department

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is scheduled to bid farewell to President-elect Trump in a speech Friday morning, days before he returns to the White House. The country's first black defense secretary faced at least three major global conflicts during his four years at the helm of the Pentagon. Austin also faced scrutiny for not being […]

Wray bids farewell to FBI: Agency must sidestep 'partisanship and politics'

In his farewell address, outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray emphasized that the bureau must avoid “partisanship and politics” in order to maintain “independence” and “objectivity.” Wray spoke at a memorial service at FBI headquarters just days before resigning from his role after more than seven years. He stressed that the FBI must operate “with professionalism, […]

Here’s the billionaires making bids

With TikTok's future in doubt, billionaires are preparing to buy it and make it fully American. In April, the Chinese-owned video-sharing app will either have to be sold by its owner ByteDance or be banned entirely in the US over concerns about how it uses people's data. A new law was enacted. The Supreme Court […]

Yankees, Mets up Juan Soto bids north of $700 million

DALLAS — Both the Yankees and Mets remain heavily involved in the five-team Juan Soto Derby, with both clubs recently raising their offers to the $710 million to $730 million range (MLB record territory) It is believed that the sweepstakes will reach its historic conclusion within a day or two. Both teams in New York […]