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Oracle cites 'force majeure' to shield itself on controversial data center
Oracle is using a legal shield to exit or delay obligations on infrastructure it promised. For anyone considering Oracle as an AI infrastructure partner: this suggests they'll use escape clauses when projects become inconvenient. For investors backing AI companies that depend on datacenter capacity: diversify your infra dependencies away from any single player willing to invoke force majeure.