Larry Ellison, Oracle’s chairman and chief technology officer, has by all means conquered the tech world. With a net worth near $345 billion , the database pioneer began his success by founding Oracle in the 1970s. Earlier this month, he briefly became the richest person in the world , topping Elon Musk before going back to second place.

But now the Ellison name has a new venture: media. The 81-year-old, alongside his son, David, could soon own CBS, Paramount, CNN and TikTok.

Ellison has been an ongoing ally of the president, raising millions for his campaign and advising him during the COVID-19 pandemic. And now, he’s poised to play a critical role in President Donald Trump’s executive order for TikTok’s U.S. operations. The U.S. branch of TikTok is valued at approximately

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