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Who is Larry Ellison, the billionaire Trump friend who's part of the TikTok takeover?

By Bobby Allyn
Published October 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM CDT

Larry Ellison has a lower profile than other tech billionaires, but his influence over media is about to be immense. His family's empire could soon own CBS, Paramount, CNN and TikTok.

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Bobby Allyn is a business reporter at NPR based in San Francisco. He covers technology and how Silicon Valley's largest companies are transforming how we live and reshaping society.
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