TikTok has until April to finalize a sale to a U.S.-based buyer, yet uncertainties about the future of the short-form video app remain. However, a new Oracle is reportedly the leading candidate to serve as the cloud technology partner for managing TikTok in the U.

Oracle is emerging as the frontrunner to take control of TikTok’s US operations. This is according to a new report from The Information (paywalled). The Oracle TikTok lead is significant, given the platform’s enormous influence and the political scrutiny surrounding its operations in the US.

Oracle Corp. is in discussions with Indonesia’s government to establish a cloud services center in the country, people familiar with the matter said, as the US technology giant looks to expand its data center footprint in Southeast Asia.

Oracle Corp is in discussions with Indonesia's government to establish a cloud services center in the country's Batam Island, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

In early October, Oracle had said it planned to invest more than $6.5 billion to set up its first public cloud region in Malaysia.