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.

President Donald Trump announced an A.I. initiative called Stargate. During a press conference at the White House attended by SoftBank (SFTBF) CEO Masayoshi Son and Oracle founder Larry Ellison, the returning President told reporters the initiative will invest $500 billion—equivalent to almost 2 percent of the annual U.

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.

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.

Explore how education shaped the world's wealthiest individuals. From Jeff Bezos' engineering degree to Elon Musk's short-lived PhD pursuit, and Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard dropout story, their academic paths reveal diverse routes to massive success.

As Elon Musk and his billionaire brethren take power in Trump’s second term, the lack of legal guardrails — and the fading power of Big Media — is becoming an existential crisis.

US chip giant Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang are set for a record wipeout on Monday after Chinese startup DeepSeek upended the tech sector with its advanced new artificial intelligence model.

Masayoshi Son founded SoftBank in 1981. It has invested millions in some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies.

Joint venture Stargate will be building out data centers and beefing up electricity generation to support the fast-evolving artificial intelligence scene.

Elon Musk threw shade at OpenAI’s Sam Altman on Tuesday after his rival took center stage at the White House to unveil his ambitious $500 billion “Stargate” AI infrastructure project.

Moderna stock surged Wednesday after Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison praised the potential of AI in developing medicines.