https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/09/14/qa-what-does-a-deal-between-tiktok-and-oracle-mean/ > By ZEN SOO | The Associated Press > HONG KONG — ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the popular video-sharing app TikTok, has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as a new American technology partner to help keep the app operating in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the deal.