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Monologue: How OpenAI Kills Oracle

April 24, 2026·11 minsolotechnology
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Oracle is committing to a massive $340 billion AI data center buildout for OpenAI, but the financial math doesn't add up: OpenAI would need to grow its revenue ten to fifteen times to afford the compute bills, and Oracle could collapse if those payments don’t materialize.


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Michael Burry

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OracleCommitted to over $430 billion in compute spending with Microsoft, AWS, CoreWeave, and Cerebras, but projected to lose $85 billion in 2028 on $115 billion revenue, making payments unsustainable.MicrosoftAmazon Web ServicesCoreWeaveCerebrasCrusoeLancium

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