"Elon Musk may have blown up his relationship with Donald Trump like a Tesla battery that caught fire, but there's another centibillionaire out there with deep influence in the Oval Office: Larry Ellison. The Oracle cofounder - who drooled last year that omnipresent AI surveillance will ensure "citizens will be on their best behavior" - is now the second richest man in the world, with a net worth north of $350 billion."
"Despite being enormously wealthy for ages, Ellison's rise as an influential shadow orchestrator is a bit of a left turn. Three decades ago, Vanity Fair was calling Ellison Silicon Valley's " most notorious playboy." He burned through several marriages and reportedly flew fighter jets that he owned in mock dogfights with his son. He also had an appetite for buying colossal yachts, and even entire Hawaiian islands."
Larry Ellison stands as the second richest person with a net worth above $350 billion and a sprawling business empire spanning cloud computing and media. He publicly endorsed pervasive AI surveillance as a means to alter citizen behavior. Washington insiders describe him as a powerful behind-the-scenes figure, with a Trump adviser calling him a "shadow president of the United States." Ellison shifted from a notorious playboy persona to an elder statesman and regular GOP donor after becoming disillusioned with Obama. Oracle's infrastructure underpins much of the tech and AI industry, amplifying his leverage and ability to influence policy quietly.
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