DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned ChatGPT rival, could pose the same national security concerns that Congress has about TikTok, Philip Elliott writes.

President Trump has signed a flurry of new executive orders ushering in big changes for the U.S. Military. There's also been progress in finding a new buyer for TikTok.

A new TikTok proposal is on the table. Perplexity AI has proposed a merger that would give the U.S. government a 50% ownership stake.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok’s parent company that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% of a new entity that merges Perplexity with TikTok’s U.S. business, according to a person familiar with the matter.

TikTok, which faces the ticking clock of a ban enforcement, is being pursued by several suitors for a US merger or sale.

President Trump tells reporters on Air Force One that Microsoft is the latest contender in the race to buy TikTok's US operations.

I would say, yes,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when asked if the software giant was bidding to buy TikTok from its Chinese parent company ByteDance.