Monologue: Is Oracle Screwed?

<p>In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the world finally realizing that NVIDIA&rsquo;s $100bn deal with OpenAI was BS, and the very real possibility of Oracle&rsquo;s collapse.<br /><br />Save $10 off a year of my premium newsletter: <a href="https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/gzqwkv54e1">https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/gzqwkv54e1</a>&nbsp;- I&rsquo;d be so grateful! <br /><br />The $100 Billion Megadeal Between OpenAI and Nvidia Is on Ice <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-100-billion-megadeal-between-openai-and-nvidia-is-on-ice-aa3025e3?st=H2AMjC&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink">https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-100-billion-megadeal-between-openai-and-nvidia-is-on-ice-aa3025e3?st=H2AMjC&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink</a></p> <p>Oracle tweet about the deal: <a href="https://x.com/Oracle/status/2018368835363942668?s=20">https://x.com/Oracle/status/2018368835363942668?s=20</a></p> <p>Altman tweet about deal: <a href="https://x.com/sama/status/2018451015272694248?s=20">https://x.com/sama/status/2018451015272694248?s=20</a></p> <p>Jensen Huang on Jim Cramer: <a href="https://youtu.be/ZVTZc0j4hDY?si=8XdqTM1SGYH3fJwG&amp;t=913">https://youtu.be/ZVTZc0j4hDY?si=8XdqTM1SGYH3fJwG&amp;t=913</a>&nbsp;(15 minutes in)</p> <p>Hater&rsquo;s Guide To Oracle:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wheresyoured.at/haters-guide-oracle/">https://www.wheresyoured.at/haters-guide-oracle/</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>YOU CAN NOW BUY BETTER OFFLINE MERCH! Go to&nbsp;<a href="https://cottonbureau.com/people/better-offline">https://cottonbureau.com/people/better-offline</a> and use code&nbsp;<strong>FREE99</strong> for free shipping on orders of $99 or more.</p> <p>---</p> <p>LINKS: <a href="https://www.tinyurl.com/betterofflinelinks">https://www.tinyurl.com/betterofflinelinks</a></p> <p>Newsletter: <a href="https://www.wheresyoured.at/">https://www.wheresyoured.at/</a></p> <p>Reddit: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/">https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Discord: <a href="https://discord.com/invite/QUUQUP9szv">chat.wheresyoured.at</a></p> <p>Ed's Socials:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/edzitron">https://twitter.com/edzitron</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/edzitron">https://www.instagram.com/edzitron</a></p> <p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com">https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.threads.net/@edzitron">https://www.threads.net/@edzitron</a></p> <p>Email Me: <a href="mailto:ez@betteroffline.com">ez@betteroffline.com</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>