https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-oracle/bytedance-drops-tiktoks-u-s-sale-to-partner-with-oracle-sources-idUSKBN265000 >ByteDance abandoned the sale of TikTok in the United States on Sunday in pursuit of a partnership with Oracle Corp that it hopes will spare it a U.S. ban while appeasing China's government, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.