HISTORY: :: OracleOracle predicted Tuesday that the AI data center boom will boost its revenue beyond Wall Street estimates well into 2027.This saw the company’s shares rise over 8% in extended trading.Oracle reported third-quarter revenue of just over $17 billion, beating estimates.Sales growth of up to 21% is expected for the fourth quarter.Tuesday’s results helped ease investor concerns about Oracle’s costly, multibillion-dollar push into the AI computing industry.:: Oracle:: fileThe company has taken a dramatic step toward building data centers for partners like OpenAI and Meta.At the same time, there have been layoffs as the company uses smaller development teams and AI coding tools to roll out new software.:: Oracle:: fileOracle has also invested heavily in expanding its cloud infrastructure to support generative AI, competing with hyperscalers such as Amazon’s AWS and Microsoft’s Azure.In a conference call with investors, CEO Clay said…