Elon Musk, real estate magnate Frank McCourt, and Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary are also interested in taking over TikTok, according to reports.
The plan to save TikTok involves software company Oracle and a group of outside investors effectively taking control of the app's global operations, two sources with
Numerous potential buyers, including PerplexityAI and the internet advocacy group, Project Liberty, have publicly stated their interest in the app.
Perplexity AI has revised its merger proposal with ByteDance to create a joint entity, offering the US government up to 50% equity during an IPO valued at $300 billion. ByteDance would sell TikTok US to investors while retaining its recommendation algorithm.
There are reports that the United States government is looking to bring in software firm Oracle and US investors to take over TikTok’s operations in America. Oracle would take over the app’s algorithm,
The Trump administration is denying it, but Trump previously said he'd like to see the software company take it over.
According to a media report, the White House is negotiating a TikTok takeover by Oracle and other investors.
TikTok and President Donald Trump are reportedly in talks with Microsoft and Oracle to buy the social media app.
According to a new report, Oracle is in talks to take over TikTok's global operations, while Microsoft is looking to invest.
Oracle and Microsoft are in talks to take over TikTok’s global operations, according to a report from National Public Radio (NPR), a US-based broadcasting platform. The plan would reduce Chinese ownership of the app and address security concerns tied to its parent company,
Oracle would reportedly control TikTok's data collection, algorithm, and software updates, but Chinese owner ByteDance would maintain a minority stake.