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RICHEST MAN FOR A DAY.

By Zimbo · October 24, 2026

AI cartoon by Zimbo: Ellison strip: 1944 Chicago adoptee teaches himself to code; 1977 $2,000 Oracle database; 2024 Musk walks away to build 100,000 H100s; Jan 2025 Stargate $500B; Sept 2025 richest man for a day; finale: Ellison + Buddy by a racing yacht gaze at a valley of data centers. HE BOUGHT THE FUTURE.
Larry Ellison went from a Chicago adoptee who taught himself to code to the man who built Oracle on $2,000, lost Musk's $10 billion, bankrolled Stargate's $500 billion, and spent one day as the richest man alive. In six panels.Zimbo for AI News Page

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