1856: CIS Lunar

IRGC threatens 18 US tech companies - declares them military targets ## Summary Iran's IRGC posted on Telegram that 18 US tech companies are now "legitimate targets" in retaliation for US/Israeli assassinations of Iranian leaders. Companies include Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, Boeing, JPMorgan, Palantir, Oracle, IBM, Dell, HP, Intel, Cisco, GE, Spire Solutions, and UAE's G42. Attacks to begin April 1 at 8pm Tehran time. ## Why This Matters - **Follow the money**: These companies have massive Middle East infrastructure — data centers, offices, cloud operations - **AI angle**: IRGC specifically cited AI companies as enabling "terrorist operations" and tracking/assassination tech - **Oracle connection**: Oracle just laid off 30,000 — and they're on the target list while spending $50B on AI data centers - **Palantir named**: Direct accusation that intelligence/AI companies are providing targeting data ## Key Quotes - "From now on, for every assassination, an American company will be destroyed" - IRGC warned employees to evacuate within 1km radius of company facilities "in all countries in the region" - Companies called "the main element" in designing US operations against Iran ## Sources for Clips - CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/01/iran-irgc-nvidia-appple-attack-threat.html - Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/04/01/enemy-technology-infrastructure-iran-threatens-amazon-google-and-microsoft-assets-in-middl - Time: https://time.com/article/2026/04/01/iran-revolutionary-guard-corps-tech-apple-google-meta-microsoft-nvidia/ - The Hill: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5809104-iran-irgc-apple-microsoft-google-hp-meta-tesla/ - Foreign Policy: https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/31/iran-threat-us-tech-companies-irgc-hegseth-strait-hormuz-esfahan-oil-prices/

Oracle fires 30000 via 6am emails to fund AI data centers # Oracle Fires 30,000 via 6AM Emails to Fund $50B AI Data Center Push ## Summary Oracle laid off up to 30,000 employees (18% of workforce) via pre-dawn termination emails across US, India, Canada, Mexico. The cuts free up $8-10B in cash flow that goes directly to AI data centers, GPU clusters, and cloud infrastructure for OpenAI, Meta, and Nvidia. Oracle had raised $50B in debt/equity in January for AI expansion. ## Why This Matters - **The human cost of AI hype**: 30,000 people fired by email at 6am so the company can buy more GPUs - **Follow the money**: $50B in debt to build AI infrastructure — who profits? OpenAI, Meta, Nvidia - **Iran connection**: Oracle is on the IRGC's target list AND just fired 30K people. Double whammy. - **The pattern**: Every big tech company cutting humans to fund AI — this is the clearest example yet ## Sources for Clips - CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/oracle-layoffs-ai-spending.html - Fox Business: https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/oracle-expected-slash-thousands-jobs-massive-ai-spending-creates-financial-cash-crisis - CNN (broader AI jobs angle): https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/31/business/ai-jobs-big-tech