甲骨文竞购TikTok业务大纲
Oracle competing to buy TikTok
甲骨文竞购TikTok业务US tech firm Oracle has joined the competition to buy TikTok, a popular short-video sharing app owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
据《金融时报》8月18日报道,美国科技公司甲骨文公司已加入竞购TikTok的行列。TikTok是中国公司字节跳动旗下一款很火的短视频分享应用。Oracle has held preliminary talks with Bytedance, and said it was seriously considering acquiring the app's business in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, a source familiar with the situation was quoted as saying by the Financial Times.
《金融时报》援引知情人士的话说,甲骨文已与字节跳动进行了初步谈判,并表示该公司正认真考虑收购该应用在美国、加拿大、澳大利亚和新西兰的业务。
Moreover, the US tech firm was working with ByteDance's US investors including General Atlantic and Sequoia Capital, said the source.
该消息人士表示,甲骨文正与一些持有字节跳动股份的美国投资者合作,其中包括泛大西洋投资集团和红杉资本。Before, Microsoft and Twitter had announced they would bid on the Chinese company-owned app.
此前,微软和推特曾宣布将竞购这款中国公司旗下的应用程序。US President Donald Trump threatened to ban TikTok from operating in the country beginning Sept 15, citing national security concerns, unless it is sold to a US company.
美国总统特朗普以国家安全为由,威胁除非将TikTok出售给美国公司,否则自9月15日起将在美国禁用该应用。