Amazon's Unlikely Bid in TikTok Sale Talks

Amazon has submitted a last-minute bid to acquire TikTok, as the app faces a U.S. government-imposed deadline of April 5 to be sold by its Chinese owner, ByteDance, or face a ban. The bid was reportedly sent in a letter to Vice President JD Vance and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, but sources indicate it is not being taken seriously by other stakeholders. President Trump has expressed a willingness to extend the deadline, though no legal basis for such an extension has been established. Other potential buyers include Oracle and Blackstone, with Oracle already involved in managing TikTok's U.S. data. Despite the looming deadline, ByteDance has not publicly confirmed a willingness to sell TikTok. The bid from Amazon, which has previously experimented with a TikTok-like feature, adds to the uncertainty surrounding the app's future in the U.S. market.