US tech titans Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos are taking a prominent place in the new Trump era, but another player from another era -- Oracle boss Larry Ellison -- is making a surprise return.

President Donald Trump talked up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to AI by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called Stargate, “the most important project for this era” and promised that all of the new investment his company was making would help cure diseases. Altman was actually prompted by Trump to talk about the medical advances that AI would supposedly figure out.

The $500 billion Stargate project will be critical to "maintain American leadership in AI," one of the partners said in a statement.

The $500 billion Stargate Initiative — led by Trump, OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle — is set to revolutionize U.S. AI infrastructure.

Trump announced Tuesday that OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle would join forces to create Stargate, a new company investing $500 billion in AI infrastructure.

Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison highlighted AI's potential to revolutionize healthcare with early cancer detection and personalized vaccines. President Donald Trump announced a $500 billion private sector investment in AI infrastructure,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a private sector investment of up to $500 billion to fund infrastructure for artificial intelligence, aiming to outpace rival nations in the business-critical technology.

President Trump dismissed Elon Musk’s doubts about the $500 billion “Stargate” AI project, citing personal differences. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defended the project and invited Musk to visit the construction site.

President Trump announced The Stargate Project, a massive AI infrastructure initiative that could cement the U.S. as the global leader in this technology. Explore its goals and implications.

Elon Musk “very much” overstepped his bounds when he criticized a $500 billion artificial intelligence project touted by President Donald Trump, according to a White House official as aides are reportedly “furious” with the tech mogul while allies lament that he “abused the proximity to the president.”