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Oracle to Reportedly Lay Off Thousands of Employees

Oracle to Reportedly Lay Off Thousands of Employees

The layoffs come amid Oracle steps up spending on AI infrastructure in an effort to better compete with cloud rivals Alphabet and Amazon.

By Reuters | Updated: 1 April 2026 12:49 IST

Oracle to Reportedly Lay Off Thousands of Employees

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Late on Tuesday, Oracle said it will lay off 491 employees working remotely in the US

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Highlights

Oracle had about 162,000 full-time employees globally as of May 2025
Shares of the firm are down about 29 percent this year so far
More than 70 tech companies have cut around 40,480 jobs so far in 2026

Cloud computing firm Oracle is laying off thousands of employees, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing two people familiar with the matter.

Late on Tuesday, Oracle said it will lay off 491 employees working remotely in Washington state and at its Seattle offices effective June 1, according to a notice filed under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.

The job cuts are part of a "reduction in force and other terminations," Oracle said, adding that its Seattle sites will remain open. The company had about 162,000 full-time employees globally as of May 2025.

The WARN Act requires employers to provide at least 60 days' notice ahead of layoffs.

Oracle declined to comment on the CNBC report, although several social media users on Reddit, X and anonymous workplace network Blind, shared details of the potential cuts, fuelling uncertainty and confusion among employees.

The layoffs come amid Oracle steps up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure in an effort to better compete with cloud rivals, such as Alphabet and Amazon.

In a March filing, Oracle said it expects total costs tied to its fiscal 2026 restructuring plan to reach up to $2.1 billion (roughly Rs.19,556 crore), largely driven by employee severance and related expenses.

Shares in the company climbed more than 5 percent in afternoon trade, but remained down about 29 percent this year so far.

Meanwhile, more than 70 tech companies have cut around 40,480 jobs so far this year, per Layoffs.fyi, as companies increasingly reallocate resources toward AI, heightening fears of AI-driven disruptions among workers.

Last week, Meta laid off a few hundred employees across multiple teams, a source told Reuters. Earlier this month, Reuters had reported that Meta was planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20 percent or more of its workforce.

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