TikTok vanishes as MrBeast hunts for US suitor to ByteDance app: Aravind Srinivas’ Perplexity AI in the ring

As TikTok’s future remains uncertain over a directive to find a US buyer or face a ban, the Chinese app is likely to remain unavailable in America until a fresh suitor steps in with a rescue act to buy the ByteDance-backed firm’s stake.

Reports suggest that the app won’t return to the Apple or Google app stores, and top internet content provider Mr Beast is marshalling efforts to find a suitor for TikTok, while US President Donald Trump has suggested either Tesla chief Elon Musk or Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison buy and run it as a potential joint venture with US government.