Corrects first paragraph after CNBC correction of its report to remove New Capital Partners as a deal participant and substitution of generic "new capital partners"
Jan 18 (Reuters) - Perplexity AI bid for TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, on Saturday to allow Perplexity to merge with TikTok U.S. and create a new entity combining Perplexity, TikTok U.S. and other capital partners, CNBC reported on Saturday.
(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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