Global Scans · Oracle · Weekly Summary

• [New] Microsoft, Oracle, Google, Amazon, and Meta alone are spending hundreds of billions on AI infrastructure that will approach $1.1 trillion by 2027. / USA investing.com
• [New] Iran's Revolutionary Guard has threatened to attack Oracle and 17 other U.S. companies after accusing them of being involved in terrorist espionage operations in Iran. KSAT San Antonio
• Why 2026 financial systems must plan for smart contract failure - Blockchain-powered smart contracts remain vulnerable to logic flaws, oracle manipulation ($8.8 billion losses in 2025) and emergent risks, turning localised bugs into systemic threats. Digital Bytes
• The AI Oracle Network SDK and cross-chain bridges planned for Q2 2026 could open doors for developers building everything from predictive analytics in DeFi to optimized supply-chain solutions. CoinQuantWire
• Oracle is the most surprising cloud story of 2026, with multicloud database revenue growing 1529% YoY and cloud infrastructure projected to reach $18 billion in 2026. SWOTPal
• Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Oracle are collectively forecast to exceed $600 billion in capital expenditure in 2026 - a 36% increase over 2025. CloudZero
• The Nvidia earnings results come amid a high-stakes backdrop of fears about AI overinvestment, in the form of eye-popping capital expenditures (capex) among hyperscalers including Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, and Alphabet, which are locked in a frenzied AI race. Fortune
• Tech giants OpenAI, Oracle and Related Digital expect to break ground soon on Michigan's first hyperscale data center in Saline Township, a milestone hailed by some as a win for Michigan, and maligned by others as an example of corporations railroading communities. Great Lakes Now

Last updated: 18 May 2026