NPR has agreed not to name the sources, who are not authorized to speak publicly about the confidential talks. ... TikTok, Oracle and the White House did not return a request for comment.

The White House is working on a plan to have Oracle and other U.S. investors take a majority stake in TikTok, sources tell NPR.

NPR reported in January that cloud computing company Oracle has been tapped by the White House as a top contender to lead a coalition of other investors to acquire a sizable stake in TikTok's U.S ...

Oracle is run by Larry Ellison, a billionaire Republican donor who has long been a close ally of Trump. During Trump's first term, when he attempted to ban TikTok, he selected Oracle to lead a ...

Under the TikTok ban law, supporting the app before divestiture could trigger fines of $5,000 per user, easily running into billions of dollars in potential penalties. Apple, Google, Oracle and ...

The sale of video app TikTok to a U.S. owner has been delayed again after President Trump announced a deal had not yet been reached ahead of an April 5 deadline.

While possible bidders, and TikTok's price tag, remain unknown, a surprise partnership between software giant Oracle and Walmart teamed up back in 2020 in a failed attempt to take over TikTok.

NPR reported last month that Oracle, Microsoft and other American investors are putting together a bid to purchase TikTok's U.S. operation under the guidance of top White House officials.

Even if the controversial U.S. ban on TikTok does take effect on Jan. 19, the app won't automatically vanish from phones. Here's what would change, plus preparations and potential work-arounds.

Inside the Trump administration's plan to save TikTok. And, tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians are returning home to devastated northern Gaza for the first time in over a year.

Editor's note: This is a developing story. TikTok resumed operations starting Sunday morning in the U.S. Find an update here. TikTok is no longer accessible to users in the U.S., the result of a ...

TikTok is fighting back in its latest court filing in the battle over its future in the U.S., arguing that the law that could ban the app represents "the most sweeping speech restriction in the ...