Even so, Mr Ellison remains the world’s fifth-richest man, and Oracle the third-biggest software firm. He has a thing or two to teach fellow tech titans, in particular his friend Elon Musk, about staying power.

US tech titans Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos are taking a prominent place in the new Trump era, but another player from another era -- Oracle boss Larry Ellison -- is making a surprise return.

Billionaire Larry Ellison’s backing of Stargate — a landmark, $500 billion artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Trump — could help grease the wheels for the ...

Yes, that's the name of a 1994 Roland Emmerich movie. It's now a big infrastructure project to help power tech giants' foray into AI.

As TikTok faces a potential ban, various bidders, including Elon Musk and Larry Ellison, are seen as suitors to buy the platform. Netflix is a possible option among streaming giants, though the company has not historically pursued major acquisitions.

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said he would be open to billionaire supporter Elon Musk or Oracle Corp chairman Larry Ellison purchasing social video app TikTok as part of a joint venture with the US government. “I have the right to make a deal,” Mr Trump said at an event alongside Mr Ellison at the White House on Jan 21.

What is Larry Ellison's net worth in 2025? What are the secrets behind the 80-year-old from New York City, who is currently considered the second-wealthiest man in the world behind

US President Donald Trump he would be open to tech billionaire Elon Musk – the owner of social media platform X – buying Chinese-owned app TikTok.

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The world will soon have five trillionaires as the wealth growth rate of its richest people rises faster than earlier estimates, according to a recent forecast.

Oracle looks like a big winner from the new Stargate Project. The tech giant began working more closely with OpenAI last summer. Oracle is outgrowing leaders like Amazon in cloud-infrastructure revenue.

OpenAI, SoftBank Group, Abu Dhabi, and Oracle are among the players in a joint venture meant to pour hundreds of billions more into AI data center funding.