# AI Stocks Tumble, Frontier Lab CEOs Call for AI Slowdown, and Ellison Pulls the Plug on 50M ORCL Sale Amid Layoffs

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Podcast: [Blockspace](https://stenobird.com/podcast/blockspace-ai-bitcoin-6791695)
Published: 2026-09-14T21:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com/podcast/s/blockspace/ai_stocks_tumble_frontier_lab_ceos_call_for_ai_slowdown_and_ellison_pulls_the_plug_on_50m_orcl_sale_amid_layoffs
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Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today, we look at the winners – and mostly losers – from today’s AI stock sell off as the market reacts to top AI lab CEOs calling for a slowdown to the pace of frontier lab development. On that note, we unpack w...

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