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🚨 ORACLE'S AI EMPIRE IS FACING A MASSIVE FINANCIAL CRISIS. Microsoft is pulling back from its AI computing deal with Oracle, citing outdated Nvidia chips. This comes as Oracle is already carrying over $125 BILLION in borrowings, $260 BILLION in data center lease commitments and billions in negative free cash flow. And the problems are growing. • Oracle's stock has crashed more than 68% from its September 2025 peak. • The company raised $43 BILLION through debt financing during fiscal 2026. • It has also issued a force majeure notice tied to the Stargate data center project in New Mexico. • Meanwhile, Microsoft's infrastructure partner IREN has delayed deliveries after Microsoft requested changes to its network design. Oracle is spending enormous amounts of money building AI infrastructure based on expectations of massive future demand. But Microsoft is already moving away from some of its older computing capacity, showing how quickly expensive AI hardware can lose its value. And with investors increasingly questioning whether AI companies can justify their spending, Oracle is facing pressure from both customers and financial markets. If more customers start cancelling or renegotiating contracts, Oracle could be left with billions in debt and expensive data centers that aren't generating the revenue it expected.

BREAKING: Scientists confirm that an ADHD partner will unconsciously pick a random, stressful argument 20 minutes before leaving for a vacation, a date night, or a road trip—just to manufacture enough adrenaline to survive the transition. Researchers baffled. ADHD couples packing the car in icy silence: "Every single trip." Here is why the "Pre-Vacation Fight" happens, and how to stop it before it ruins your weekend:

NEWS: SNY, the home of the Mets, had major layoffs today, including the cancellation of SportsNite & Baseball Night in New York, The Athletic has learned. (w/@MarcCarig) nytimes.com/athletic/7759719…

Ben Badler likes Emilien Pitre over Wandy Asigen

Terms: Jacob Young and the Nationals reached an agreement on a four-year, $23 million contract extension that includes an $8 million option for a fifth season, according to a source familiar with the deal.

One of the cooler under the hood insights I’ve heard from a head coach at a postgame presser. We talk about the data teams have access to that we don’t. This is a great example of the level of detail that goes into setting a rotation and allocating minutes.

Morning, baseball fans. Another bootleg offer rejected by the Players Union. Same old song and dance. I lived this in 1994. We walked out August 12 with a salary cap at the center of the dispute, and we lost the rest of the season and the World Series. Here we are, 32 years later, arguing over basically the same thing. Different numbers, same fight. Meanwhile, Forbes estimates the average franchise is worth $2.9 billion—more than double what it was a decade ago. Those values grew under the system we already have. I believe pushing those franchise values even higher is a big part of what the owners want here. And when owners talk about operating losses, show us the whole picture. Smart business owners take advantage of legitimate tax benefits, related businesses, media interests and real estate. A loss on the baseball operation alone doesn’t tell us ownership’s total return. Show us those numbers, too. Don’t sell a salary cap as making everybody equal, either. Football has a hard cap, and some teams use nearly every dollar of their available room while others leave tens of millions available. Basketball has a cap and a floor, yet the Knicks’ cap payroll is roughly $221 million compared with $160 million for the Nets. That’s a $61 million difference between two teams in the same city. A floor can force spending up, and a cap can limit the top, but neither guarantees a competitive organization. You still have to scout, develop and make good decisions. A salary cap doesn’t do that work for you. Here’s what I’ll be watching before December 1: which clubs get their rosters built. If the smart organizations aggressively get their business done before transactions freeze, I’ll take that as a sign they’re expecting to play. If the market barely moves, I’ll be more concerned they’re preparing for a long fight. Here’s my prediction: there’s going to be a lockout, and it’s going to drag through the winter. Spring training won’t start in February. It’ll get pushed to the second or third week of March, and the season will start a little late. Then both sides will look at the money they’re about to lose and say, “Enough. We can’t drag this out any longer.” They’ll get a deal done, and it’ll be pretty close to the system they have now. That’s my call. I’ve seen this fight before. Enough posturing. Get it done. #TheHugeShow #SheGone03

The Knicks have lost 17 straight. This time next year could look A LOT different.