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Microsoft bid rejected, Tiktok parent Bytedance will partner with Oracle in the US
Hindustan Times | 14/09/2020 07:53 AM | Click to read full article
Under the proposed deal, Oracle will be ByteDance's technology partner and will assume management of TikTok's US user data. Oracle is also negotiating to take a stake in TikTok's US assets. The Beijing-based company had been in talks to divest TikTok's US business to either Oracle or a consortium led by Microsoft Corp.
It is unclear whether Trump, who wants a US company to own most of TikTok in the US, will approve the deal.