Its early investors included Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, Nvidia and the venture firm New Enterprise Associates. ByteDance reportedly has explored the option of a TikTok deal with Tesla founder Elon Musk, who has emerged as a key advisor to Trump.

Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity AI has proposed merging with TikTok's U.S. operations, offering the U.S. government a 50% stake via a $300 billion IPO while allowing ByteDance to retain ties without the proprietary recommendation algorithm.

The high-profile names who could potentially buy TikTok following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the law banning the platform in the US.

Several major tech moguls were given priority seats at President Trump’s second inauguration on Monday, including X owner Elon Musk, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew.

The comment originated in a shareholder letter from 1999, later repeated in interviews, in reference to Amazon's devotion to its customers.

Trump loves the reciprocal trade framework … and he loves this [idea],” a source said of the president’s plan for joint ventures.

Aravind Srinivas’s journey from Chennai to leading a groundbreaking AI company highlights his dedication to innovation, entrepreneurship, and the transformative potential of technology.

ANALYSIS: The chaotic unbanning of TikTok signals a new political fusion between corporate power and American authoritarianism — and Silicon Valley stands eager to serve, writes Io Dodds

Trump's inauguration drew several business and tech CEOs, including Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and TikTok's Shou Zi Chew. World leaders and power brokers are flocking to ...

Tech billionaires including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos were given prime positions at Donald ... Attendees also included Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. TikTok CEO Shou Chew sat in the back row of the stage, even as his ...

Some of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also are among the world’s richest men.

Silicon Valley is on the way to becoming a tool of the right wing oligarchy-party-state over which Trump presides