<p>Oracle cuts 30,000 jobs to fund OpenAI’s $156B infrastructure as data centers stall. Plus: why a 16GB MacBook fails at AI and how to build a local server for under $2k.</p>

Oracle cuts 30,000 jobs to fund OpenAI’s $156B infrastructure as data centers stall. Plus: why a 16GB MacBook fails at AI and how to build a local server for under $2k.

AI Data Center Crisis: Oracle’s 30k Layoffs and the Truth About Local LLM Hardware

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AI Data Center Crisis: Oracle’s 30k Layoffs and the Truth About Local LLM Hardware

AI Data Center Crisis: Oracle’s 30k Layoffs and the Truth About Local LLM Hardware