Oracle and a group of investors that includes Microsoft are in talks to take over TikTok’s global operations, reports NPR. The deal, which the White House is reportedly negotiating, would see ByteDance keeping a minority stake in TikTok while “the app’s algorithm,

Social media titan TikTok is under pressure to sell its operations, owing to laws passed by U.S. Congress. Could Microsoft swoop in?

During the first Trump TikTok ban effort, Oracle and Walmart were set to take a 20 percent stake in 'TikTok Global,' which included US operations as well as undisclosed other nations. Larry Ellison, Oracle founder, was a major supporter of Trump's 2016 bid.

The proposed deal, currently under discussion with the White House, could leave TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, with a minority stake in the app.

The Trump administration is working with Oracle and investors like Microsoft to save TikTok, allowing ByteDance to keep a minority stake. Meetings are ongoing to finalize the deal, with a potential $200 billion price tag and oversight by Oracle to reduce Chinese ownership.

Oracle and a consortium of investors, including Microsoft, are said to be in talks to take over TikTok 's global operations. According to NPR, the White House is brokering these talks.

Oracle would oversee TikTok’s algorithm, data collection, and software updates, effectively reducing Chinese control over the app.

President Trump and his administration rumored to be working on a plan to save TIkTok: acquire it from ByteDance with Oracle and other US investors.

By Dawn Chmielewski, Kanishka Singh and Milana Vinn NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is working on a plan to save TikTok that involves tapping software company Oracle and a group of outside investors to effectively take control of the app's operations,

The Trump administration is negotiating a deal that would see Oracle take over TikTok alongside new U.S. investors, according to a report in NPR.