Larry Ellison, the 81-year-old co-founder of US business software company Oracle, briefly became the world’s richest man on Wednesday after shares in Oracle surged over 40 percent. The company is predicting that its cloud infrastructure business will grow from $10 billion to $144 billion by 2030, thanks to AI-driven demand for its services. Also in this edition: Cuba suffers another island-wide blackout – the fifth in the past year.
Trending
- The European Film Awards 2026
- New seasons, new obsessions: January's must-watch TV series
- Julio Iglesias responds to sex abuse and trafficking allegations | Ents & Arts News
- Iran – FRANCE 24 exclusive: 'Erfan is just a protester, he can't be imprisoned for this'
- Trump’s feud with US Fed chair Powell rattles investors
- Antarctica: The tiny change that could tip the balance at the end of the world | Science, Climate & Tech News
- ‘They are essential’ – how smoke detectors are evolving
- 'Mijn kind heeft havoadvies, maar ik wil dat het naar het vwo gaat, kan dat?' Expert geeft uitleg
