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Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison

Chief technology officer of Oracle

Appears in 3 stories

Born: August 17, 1944 (age 81 years), The Bronx, New York, NY
Net worth: 240.7 billion USD (2026)
Spouse: Jolin Zhu (m. 2023), Melanie Craft (m. 2003–2010), Barbara Boothe (m. 1983–1986), and more
Organizations founded: Oracle, Stargate LLC, F50 League LLC, and more
Education: The University of Chicago (1964–1966), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1962–1964), Eugene Field Elementary School (1958), and more
Children: David Ellison and Megan Ellison
Books: Softwar: An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle
Company: Oracle Corporation

Stories

Paramount Skydance’s $108 billion hostile bid ignites a fight for Warner Bros. Discovery

Money Moves

Backing Paramount's hostile bid with $40.4B irrevocable personal guarantee

Paramount Skydance won the WBD bidding war in February 2026 and cleared the DOJ and European Commission by July. The deal is now paused: a federal judge in Oakland issued a temporary restraining order on July 20 after a 12-state coalition led by California sued to block it.

Updated Jul 25

Iran extends war to US corporate targets across the Gulf

Force in Play

No public statement on the Dubai strike as of April 5

For decades, American tech companies built out massive data centers and office complexes across the Persian Gulf without ever treating them as potential military targets. On April 4, the IRGC struck Oracle's headquarters building in Dubai Internet City with a drone. It's part of a declared campaign against 18 US firms the IRGC accuses of supporting American and Israeli military operations.

Updated May 30

TikTok's American rebirth

Money Moves

Key investor; Oracle holds 15% stake

For five years, the world's most popular social media app lived under a death sentence. TikTok, used by 170 million Americans, faced repeated ban threats from two administrations convinced its Chinese ownership posed an unacceptable national security risk. On January 23, 2026, that uncertainty ended: TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC became operational, transferring 80.1% ownership to American and allied investors while ByteDance retained a non-controlling 19.9% stake.

Updated May 22