Oracle would run TikTok’s global operations while Microsoft is in talks to invest, according to NPR.

Speculation mounts after President Trump signed an executive order to extend the deadline for a sale to American buyers.

The proposed TikTok deal suggests ByteDance would retain a minority interest while Oracle would manage the apps algorithm, data collection, and software updates.

The Trump administration is denying it, but Trump previously said he'd like to see the software company take it over.

The server networks which support TikTok operate through Oracle's existing infrastructure responsibilities. The deal's success would grant Oracle access to perform direct oversight of TikTok's data processing and content control methods while the administration tackles data protection issues linked to Chinese ownership.

President Donald Trump is in talks with "numerous, very substantial people" about a TikTok deal - but not Oracle.

According to Reuters, the deal being negotiated by the White House would see ByteDance retaining a stake in the company — either the U.S. or global operations — but data collection and software updates would be overseen by Oracle, which already provides hosting for TikTok.

Oracle would reportedly control TikTok's data collection, algorithm, and software updates, but Chinese owner ByteDance would maintain a minority stake.

Under a deal being negotiated by the White House, TikTok's China-based owner ByteDance would retain a minority stake in the company.