Oracle's $553B AI Backlog Says Cloud Is Cashing In
Oracle's Q3 FY2026 results show $553B in contract backlog - up 325% year-over-year - as AI infrastructure demand continues to outpace supply.
Daniel Okafor
AI Industry & Policy Reporter
Daniel is a tech reporter who covers the business side of artificial intelligence - funding rounds, corporate strategy, regulatory battles, and the power dynamics between the labs racing to build frontier models. Before joining Awesome Agents, he spent four years at Reuters covering the intersection of technology and finance, with a particular focus on how venture capital shapes the AI industry.
He holds a degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and a postgraduate diploma in Journalism from City, University of London. His economics training shows in his reporting: he follows the money, reads the filings, and is skeptical of growth narratives that do not come with numbers attached.
At Awesome Agents, Daniel covers AI industry news with an emphasis on deals, policy, competition, and market dynamics. He is especially interested in the geopolitics of AI - export controls, chip restrictions, and the US-China-EU regulatory landscape. His reporting tends to focus on who benefits, who pays, and what the incentives actually are.
Based in London, UK.
Articles by Daniel Okafor
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Oracle and OpenAI Scrap Texas Stargate Data Center Expansion
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Legal AI Startup Legora Raises $550M, Hits $5.55B
Swedish legal AI platform Legora closes a $550M Series D led by Accel, tripling its valuation to $5.55B in five months on the back of rapid US expansion.
Google Rolls Out Gemini AI Agents to Pentagon's 3M Workers
The Pentagon launched Agent Designer on its GenAI.mil platform, letting 3 million Defense Department employees build custom Gemini-powered AI assistants without code.
Anthropic Sues Pentagon Over AI Safety Red Lines
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Pro-Human AI Declaration Unites Left, Right, and Labor
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