The ByteDance logo is seen at the company's office building in Shanghai, China July 4, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 2 (Reuters) - ByteDance is buying back shares from U.S. employees in a deal that values the TikTok parent company at $223.5 billion, about 26% lower than the valuation it hit in a similar transaction a year earlier, the Information reported on Monday. The company is looking to buy at least $300 million worth of stock from current and former U.S. employees, the report said, citing two people with direct knowledge of the situation. ByteDance did not...