Sep 14, 2020 · ByteDance has reached a preliminary “technical partnership” agreement with Oracle for TikTok’s US operations that does not include a full sale of the short video app, according to three people...

On Jan 26, Sources reported that Oracle (ORCL, Financial) and Microsoft (MSFT, Financial) have joined forces with investors to secure control of TikTok's worldwide operations. The new...

Sep 28, 2021 · Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has described the proposed deal to buy TikTok, under pressure from the Trump White House, as "the strangest thing". In August 2020, as President Trump...

Sep 14, 2020 · TikTok has reached an agreement to partner with software giant Oracle, a landmark deal that could redefine how the U.S. and China square off over the reach of their homegrown technology...

Jan 25, 2025 · Oracle and a group of investors that includes Microsoft are in talks to take over TikTok’s global operations, reports NPR. The deal would reportedly see ByteDance keeping a minority stake in...

11 hours ago · A quick check-in on the state of TikTok sale negotiations in the U.S. With the app technically banned in the U.S., under the Biden-approved Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, President Trump is now seeking to find an alternative solution to avoid a full ban of the platform, while also deriving benefit for the U.S. and American partner companies.

Jan 26, 2025 · Citing anonymous sources, NPR reported Saturday that a group of U.S. investors, including Oracle and possibly Microsoft, would take control of the app from ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent...

Jan 25, 2025 · Under the deal now being negotiated by the White House, TikTok's China-based owner ByteDance would retain a minority stake in the company, but the app's algorithm, data collection and software...

Jan 26, 2025 · Under the proposed deal, ByteDance, TikTok's China-based owner, would retain a minority stake in the company, while Oracle would oversee the app's algorithm, data collection, and software...

Sep 13, 2020 · Two former senior staffers debate the decision. TikTok and Oracle will become business partners in the United States — a deal meant to satisfy the Trump administration’s national security...