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Larry Ellison

The latest news on entrepreneur Larry Ellison, chief technology officer of Oracle, including American business news and updates.

Born

17 Aug 1944

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Technology, Business

Job Title

Businessman

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has agreed to personally guarantee US$40.4 billion in equity financing for Paramount’s US$108.4 billion bid for Warner Bros. Photo: TNS

United States

Paramount vs Netflix: Ellison guarantees US$40 billion for son’s Warner Bros bid

Pledge from Oracle’s co-founder is designed to quell financing fears as Paramount fights Netflix for control of Warner Bros Discovery assets.

23 Dec 2025 - 12:00AM

United States

Warner Bros rejects ‘inferior’ Paramount bid, backs Netflix merger

17 Dec 2025 - 11:22PM

United States

Paramount counters Netflix with US$108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros

9 Dec 2025 - 9:42AM

United States

Netflix’s US$72 billion Warner Bros deal to reshape streaming landscape

Netflix’s acquisition gives it control of HBO Max, Harry Potter, and Game of Thrones, reshaping Hollywood and raising antitrust concerns.

5 Dec 2025 - 9:31PM

Netflix is set to acquire Warner Bros Discoveryin a bold move set to redefine global entertainment. Photo: Shutterstock

Donald Trump

Ronaldo, Musk attend Trump’s White House dinner with Saudi crown prince

Elon Musk was among business titans invited to the gala dinner, as tensions with Donald Trump thaw.

19 Nov 2025 - 3:23PM

United States

As I see it | How Fukuyama goes from the end of history to the end of the West

China’s ruling model may be the only remedy for what the political writer argues is the erosion of free speech and free elections by media-controlling plutocrats.

11 Oct 2025 - 9:30AMvideocam

Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla’s Elon Musk becomes first person to hit US$500 billion net worth: Forbes

After a turbulent start to the year, Tesla shares have gained on improved investor sentiment as Musk’s focus returned to his companies.

2 Oct 2025 - 9:55AM

Elon Musk attends a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk on September 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. Photo: AP Photo

United States

Trump to approve TikTok deal via executive order this week: report

According to a White House official, TikTok’s American assets are to be primarily owned by US investors and managed by a security-focused board.

22 Sep 2025 - 10:51PMvideocam

TikTok

Fox News’ Rupert Murdoch and Dell CEO could take part in TikTok deal, says Trump

With a December 16 deadline looming, the news is the latest twist in a fast-moving potential deal to keep TikTok operating in the US.

22 Sep 2025 - 1:27PMvideocam

TikTok

TikTok shows US-China deal is possible on some things at least

A framework for the sale of TikTok’s US operations represents a small step in US-China relations, even if larger topics are still far from resolved.

16 Sep 2025 - 5:00PM

Artificial intelligence

Larry Ellison briefly overtakes Elon Musk as world’s richest person

‘AI changes everything,’ says the 81-year-old co-founder of software giant Oracle.

11 Sep 2025 - 11:14AM

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

TikTok

Trump says 4 bidders in play for TikTok’s US business in deal expected ‘soon’

ByteDance-owned TikTok faces a deadline of April 5 to strike a deal for its US operations or be banned from the country’s app stores.

10 Mar 2025 - 2:29PM

Trending in China

Profile | Who is Jolin Zhu? Chinese woman, sixth wife of elderly Oracle founder

33-year-old studied at prestigious language school in northeastern China, has been dubbed ‘the next Wendi Deng’ by online observers.

26 Dec 2024 - 10:21AM

World Economic Forum

World could get its first trillionaire within 10 years, Oxfam says

Anti-poverty organisation Oxfam releases report on wealth and global inequality as business elites gather in Davos.

15 Jan 2024 - 5:00PM

The combined fortunes of the world’s five richest men have more than doubled to US$869 billion since 2020, Oxfam says. Photo: Shutterstock

Millionaires and billionaires

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison’s billion-dollar property portfolio

The tech entrepreneur dropped US$300 million to buy 98 per cent of Hawaii’s Lanai island, which features 2 Four Seasons resorts … so where else has he invested his billions?

3 Dec 2023 - 5:00AM

Oracle’s co-founder Larry Ellison has splashed on prime property over the years, from mega mansions to islands. Photos: Handout, AP

Millionaires and billionaires

Guess which 3 tech billionaires saw the biggest wealth jump in 2023 …

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos have seen the biggest wealth surges in 2023, but which ‘mega-billionaire’ on the list isn’t from the tech sector?

27 Sep 2023 - 2:43PM

Timepieces

Tech bro bling: 9 watch brands that Silicon Valley millionaires love

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos wear Omega, and Bill Gates goes for Casio, while Silicon Valley CEOs are fans of Cartier, Rolex, Richard Mille – and Apple Watches, of course

10 Aug 2023 - 1:41PM

United States

Theranos co-founder Elizabeth Holmes loses bid to avoid prison

Elizabeth Holmes will soon have to report to prison to begin her 11-year sentence after she was convicted by a jury last year of defrauding investors.

18 May 2023 - 5:35AM

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes. File photo: AP

Millionaires and billionaires

Move over, Elon Musk: who’s the richest billionaire in 2023?

Elon Musk lost his No 1 spot to LVMH’s Bernard Arnault last year in a record-breaking wealth loss, but who else is on 2023’s list of world’s richest people?

19 Apr 2023 - 6:00PM

Millionaires and billionaires

11 billionaires trying to build their own utopias, from Musk to Gates

Elon Musk isn’t the only billionaire to try and build his own town – from Bill Gates to Marc Lore, here’s a list of the super-rich who have attempted to build utopias

12 Apr 2023 - 3:00AM

My Take

My Take | What collectors’ timepieces say about European elite politics in the shadow of Ukraine

Ruling elites are unaffected by the hardships of the masses who demand an end to the war in Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis, and can insist on their making sacrifices to keep up the fiction of a united West.

6 Apr 2023 - 9:00PM

Visitor walks past a huge watch display at the Ulysse Nardin booth during the Watches and Wonders in Geneva, Switzerland, March 27, 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE

Timepieces

The most expensive watches of the world’s 7 richest billionaires, ranked

From tech billionaires Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Larry Ellison, to investment guru Warren Buffett and luxury titan Bernard Arnault – who has the priciest timepiece?

4 Apr 2023 - 12:05AM

The world’s richest men include tech billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Larry Ellison – so whose watch is the most expensive? Photos: @OracleCloud, TNS, NTB

Tourism

From Messi to Ronaldo, Nadal and BTS’ Jin, celebrities in the tourism trade

Pop stars, actors, sportsmen and TV personalities have lent their star power to restaurants, hotels, vineyards, delis, even airlines.

25 Jan 2023 - 4:15PM

International Property

Why owning a private island isn’t as glamorous as it looks

Celebrities from Johnny Depp to George Clooney have bought remote escapes, but it isn’t all sunshine and cocktails – here’s why

3 Dec 2022 - 8:00AM

United States

Musk sells additional US$6.9 billion in Tesla shares after saying he wouldn’t

Musk has sold around US$32 billion worth of Tesla stock over the past 10 months, after he polled his Twitter followers whether he should trim his stake in the electric-car maker.

10 Aug 2022 - 2:56PM

Tesla CEO Elon Musk visits the construction site of Tesla’s gigafactory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, Germany in May 2021. Photo: TNS/File

Fame and celebrity

Meet Erika Cheung, who exposed Elizabeth Holmes and set off to Hong Kong

Steve Jobs wannabe Elizabeth Holmes fooled everyone with her vision for Theranos – except Erika Cheung – so what did the young whistle-blower do next?

8 Aug 2022 - 10:20AM

X (formerly Twitter)

Elon Musk says he’s terminating US$44 billion Twitter deal

The social media giant’s board will fight to enforce the merger agreement, instead of accepting the US$1 billion break-up fee from the Tesla founder.

9 Jul 2022 - 9:21AM

Millionaires and billionaires

Where do billionaires go on holiday? From Jeff Bezos to Mark Zuckerberg

How Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple’s Tim Cook and Virgin Group’s Richard Branson spend summers on yachts and in luxury mansions

26 Jun 2022 - 3:00AM

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Larry Ellison

Paramount vs Netflix: Ellison guarantees US$40 billion for son’s Warner Bros bid

Pledge from Oracle’s co-founder is designed to quell financing fears as Paramount fights Netflix for control of Warner Bros Discovery assets.

Warner Bros rejects ‘inferior’ Paramount bid, backs Netflix merger

Paramount counters Netflix with US$108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros

Netflix’s US$72 billion Warner Bros deal to reshape streaming landscape

Netflix’s acquisition gives it control of HBO Max, Harry Potter, and Game of Thrones, reshaping Hollywood and raising antitrust concerns.

Ronaldo, Musk attend Trump’s White House dinner with Saudi crown prince

Elon Musk was among business titans invited to the gala dinner, as tensions with Donald Trump thaw.

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}As I see it | How Fukuyama goes from the end of history to the end of the West

China’s ruling model may be the only remedy for what the political writer argues is the erosion of free speech and free elections by media-controlling plutocrats.

Tesla’s Elon Musk becomes first person to hit US$500 billion net worth: Forbes

After a turbulent start to the year, Tesla shares have gained on improved investor sentiment as Musk’s focus returned to his companies.

Trump to approve TikTok deal via executive order this week: report

According to a White House official, TikTok’s American assets are to be primarily owned by US investors and managed by a security-focused board.

Fox News’ Rupert Murdoch and Dell CEO could take part in TikTok deal, says Trump

With a December 16 deadline looming, the news is the latest twist in a fast-moving potential deal to keep TikTok operating in the US.

TikTok shows US-China deal is possible on some things at least

A framework for the sale of TikTok’s US operations represents a small step in US-China relations, even if larger topics are still far from resolved.

Larry Ellison briefly overtakes Elon Musk as world’s richest person

‘AI changes everything,’ says the 81-year-old co-founder of software giant Oracle.

Trump says 4 bidders in play for TikTok’s US business in deal expected ‘soon’

ByteDance-owned TikTok faces a deadline of April 5 to strike a deal for its US operations or be banned from the country’s app stores.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Profile | Who is Jolin Zhu? Chinese woman, sixth wife of elderly Oracle founder

33-year-old studied at prestigious language school in northeastern China, has been dubbed ‘the next Wendi Deng’ by online observers.

World could get its first trillionaire within 10 years, Oxfam says

Anti-poverty organisation Oxfam releases report on wealth and global inequality as business elites gather in Davos.

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison’s billion-dollar property portfolio

The tech entrepreneur dropped US$300 million to buy 98 per cent of Hawaii’s Lanai island, which features 2 Four Seasons resorts … so where else has he invested his billions?

Guess which 3 tech billionaires saw the biggest wealth jump in 2023 …

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos have seen the biggest wealth surges in 2023, but which ‘mega-billionaire’ on the list isn’t from the tech sector?

Tech bro bling: 9 watch brands that Silicon Valley millionaires love

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos wear Omega, and Bill Gates goes for Casio, while Silicon Valley CEOs are fans of Cartier, Rolex, Richard Mille – and Apple Watches, of course

Theranos co-founder Elizabeth Holmes loses bid to avoid prison

Elizabeth Holmes will soon have to report to prison to begin her 11-year sentence after she was convicted by a jury last year of defrauding investors.

Move over, Elon Musk: who’s the richest billionaire in 2023?

Elon Musk lost his No 1 spot to LVMH’s Bernard Arnault last year in a record-breaking wealth loss, but who else is on 2023’s list of world’s richest people?

11 billionaires trying to build their own utopias, from Musk to Gates

Elon Musk isn’t the only billionaire to try and build his own town – from Bill Gates to Marc Lore, here’s a list of the super-rich who have attempted to build utopias

My Take | What collectors’ timepieces say about European elite politics in the shadow of Ukraine

Ruling elites are unaffected by the hardships of the masses who demand an end to the war in Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis, and can insist on their making sacrifices to keep up the fiction of a united West.

The most expensive watches of the world’s 7 richest billionaires, ranked

From tech billionaires Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Larry Ellison, to investment guru Warren Buffett and luxury titan Bernard Arnault – who has the priciest timepiece?

From Messi to Ronaldo, Nadal and BTS’ Jin, celebrities in the tourism trade

Pop stars, actors, sportsmen and TV personalities have lent their star power to restaurants, hotels, vineyards, delis, even airlines.

Why owning a private island isn’t as glamorous as it looks

Celebrities from Johnny Depp to George Clooney have bought remote escapes, but it isn’t all sunshine and cocktails – here’s why

Musk sells additional US$6.9 billion in Tesla shares after saying he wouldn’t

Musk has sold around US$32 billion worth of Tesla stock over the past 10 months, after he polled his Twitter followers whether he should trim his stake in the electric-car maker.

Meet Erika Cheung, who exposed Elizabeth Holmes and set off to Hong Kong

Steve Jobs wannabe Elizabeth Holmes fooled everyone with her vision for Theranos – except Erika Cheung – so what did the young whistle-blower do next?

Elon Musk says he’s terminating US$44 billion Twitter deal

The social media giant’s board will fight to enforce the merger agreement, instead of accepting the US$1 billion break-up fee from the Tesla founder.

Where do billionaires go on holiday? From Jeff Bezos to Mark Zuckerberg

How Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple’s Tim Cook and Virgin Group’s Richard Branson spend summers on yachts and in luxury mansions

As I see it | How Fukuyama goes from the end of history to the end of the West

Profile | Who is Jolin Zhu? Chinese woman, sixth wife of elderly Oracle founder