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Oracle and Amazon Lead Trillion-Dollar AI Infrastructure Push as Specialized "Neoclouds" Emerge

• Oracle's Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) segment is experiencing rapid growth, with the company's stock approaching $300 per share on Friday, May 22, 2026, driven by significant contract wins from major AI companies and government agencies. Earlier in 2026, Oracle secured a $30 billion cloud infrastructure agreement with the US government, marking one of the largest cloud contracts in history and solidifying its role as a critical AI computing provider for national security.

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• Amazon is committing an unprecedented $200 billion to capital expenditures in 2026 alone, primarily for AI infrastructure, making it the largest spender in this domain. This massive investment comes as Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing unit recorded its fastest growth in nearly four years, with revenue increasing 28% year-over-year in Q1, reflecting the intense demand for AI computing power.

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• The cloud computing landscape is seeing the rise of specialized "neocloud" providers like Nebius and IREN, which are focusing on AI-centric infrastructure. Nebius reported a stunning 684% year-over-year revenue growth in Q1, reaching $399 million, while IREN secured a $9.7 billion GPU cloud services deal with Microsoft and a $3.4 billion AI infrastructure contract with NVIDIA. This surge in demand for AI compute has led to a surprising increase in GPU rental prices, with Nvidia's H100 GPUs seeing a 20% rise and older A100 GPUs climbing 15% in 2026, signaling severe chip shortages across the AI compute stack.

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