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This piece nails it! The "new" TikTok "deal" is simply an exercise in decorative shape shifting for a situation that has basically been in place for 3 years.

This was never about addressing data privacy, propaganda, or national security. It was always about the US grabbing a big chunk of ownership one of the most popular and successful social media apps. The US Congress just made sure that is was Trump sycophants who got the "win". https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/19/tiktok-deal-done-and-its-somehow-the-shittiest-possible-outcome-making-everything-worse/ #TikTok #Oracle #SilverLake #MGX #NationalSecurity #SocialMedia #China #ByteDance #Algorithm #Privacy #DataPrivacy

Techdirt

TikTok Deal Done And It’s Somehow The Shittiest Possible Outcome, Making Everything Worse

There were rumblings about this for a while, but it looks like the Trump TikTok deal is done, and it’s somehow the worst of all possible outcomes, amazingly making all of the biggest criticis…

BGDon

@BrentD@techhub.social · last week

This piece nails it! The "new" TikTok "deal" is simply an exercise in decorative shape shifting for a situation that has basically been in place for 3 years.

Techdirt

TikTok Deal Done And It’s Somehow The Shittiest Possible Outcome, Making Everything Worse

There were rumblings about this for a while, but it looks like the Trump TikTok deal is done, and it’s somehow the worst of all possible outcomes, amazingly making all of the biggest criticis…

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@jbz@indieweb.social · 3 weeks ago

🫧 Oracle made a $300 billion bet on OpenAI. It's paying the price.

｢ Oracle stock has tumbled nearly 40% from its September peak, erasing more than $360 billion from its market capitalization. Nearly $67 billion of that decline occurred on Thursday alone, as Oracle’s second quarter results failed to assuage a key concern for investors — that the company is too heavily reliant on OpenAI ｣

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oracle-made-a-300-billion-bet-on-openai-its-paying-the-price-205441863.html

#oracle #ai #bubble

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jbz

@jbz@indieweb.social · 3 weeks ago

🫧 Oracle made a $300 billion bet on OpenAI. It's paying the price.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oracle-made-a-300-billion-bet-on-openai-its-paying-the-price-205441863.html

#oracle #ai #bubble

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@david@fouroclockfarms.club · 3 weeks ago

$ORCL getting slaughtered after hours on bad earnings and a more or less admission that AI ain't all its boosters have been lying about for three years. #Oracle

Screenshot showing trading chart price of Oracle stock, a drop of $26+ from $223 at today’s close.

Hacker News

@h4ckernews@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

Oracle made a $300B bet on OpenAI. It's paying the price

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oracle-made-a-300-billion-bet-on-openai-its-paying-the-price-205441863.html

#HackerNews #Oracle #OpenAI #Bet #Tech #Investment #AI #News

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Federation Bot

@Federation_Bot · 3 weeks ago

Tony Blair and Larry Ellison are not only buddies but are collaborating in creating a unified data monopoly which leaves nothing in the dark of what you think and do, what you prefer and dislike.
If the second richest man in the world and a former prime minister, who chairs a think tank which is hugely influental in UK politics, push for total transparency of every individual
this should be taken very seriously as
a direct attack on the remaining freedoms of civil society.

#AI #Oracle #surveillance #LarryEllison #TonyBlair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2k3BviEW1A

Gabriele Svelto

@gabrielesvelto@mas.to · 3 weeks ago

Today, in completely unpredictable financial news

#Oracle #AI

A "Who killed Hannibal" meme. In the first panel Eric Andre has "Larry Ellison" written over him, he shoots Hannibal Buress who has "Oracle" written over him with a gun that has "AI" written over it.

In the second panel Eric Andre asks: "Who could have predicted this?" — A "Who killed Hannibal" meme. In the first panel Eric Andre has "Larry Ellison" written over him, he shoots Hannibal Buress who has "Oracle" written over him with a gun that has "AI" written over it. In the second panel Eric Andre asks: "Who could have predicted this?"

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@david@fouroclockfarms.club · 3 weeks ago

$ORCL getting slaughtered after hours on bad earnings and a more or less admission that AI ain't all its boosters have been lying about for three years. #Oracle

Federation Bot

@Federation_Bot · 3 weeks ago

#AI #Oracle #surveillance #LarryEllison #TonyBlair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2k3BviEW1A

jbz

@jbz@indieweb.social · 4 weeks ago

😅 Oracle is already underwater on its ‘astonishing’ $300bn OpenAI deal // FT

｢ But Oracle’s net debt is already at 2.5 times ebitda, having more than doubled since 2021, and it’s expected to nearly double again by 2030. Cash flow is forecast to remain negative for five straight years ｣

https://www.ft.com/content/064bbca0-1cb2-45ab-85f4-25fdfc318d89

#oracle #openai #bubble

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Hacker News

@h4ckernews@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

Oracle, it’s time to free JavaScript

https://javascript.tm/letter

#HackerNews #Oracle #Free #JavaScript #TechNews #HackerNews

JavaScript™

We need your help to continue our fight over Oracle's claim to the JavaScript trademark. Here's where we are now and what you can do to help.

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@jbowen@mast.hpc.social · last month

This sounds horrifying: https://www.hpcwire.com/2025/11/19/new-world-order-coming-with-new-doe-supercomputers/

Apparently Oracle will be operating the next big DOE systems. I don't have words...

#hpc #doe #oracle #insanity

Jason Bowen 🇺🇦

@jbowen@mast.hpc.social · last month

This sounds horrifying: https://www.hpcwire.com/2025/11/19/new-world-order-coming-with-new-doe-supercomputers/

Apparently Oracle will be operating the next big DOE systems. I don't have words...

#hpc #doe #oracle #insanity

Yogthos

@yogthos@social.marxist.network · last month

Oracle’s master plan appears to be to go deep into debt to build data centers for one famously stable customer, betting the company that OpenAI will single-handedly generate most of their revenue by 2027.

With negative cash flow for years and debt soaring, it’s a perfectly cromulent strategy that in no way resembles putting all your eggs in one highly speculative, burning basket. A surefire winner! 😆

https://www.ft.com/content/064bbca0-1cb2-45ab-85f4-25fdfc318d89

#usa #economy #oracle #technology #ai