HONG KONG – TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as a new American technology partner to help keep the popular video-sharing app operating in the U.S., according to a source familiar with the deal.Microsoft, which had been vying for a deal, said in a statement dated Sept.
13 that its bid to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations was rejected. That came a week before the Sept. 20 deadline for ByteDance to sell TikTok to an American company or risk being banned in the U.S.
over national security concerns.Q. What is TikTok?A. The app is a home for fun, goofy videos that are easy to make and to watch.