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Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs, shifts billions to AI datacenters
Oracle's workforce dropped from 162,000 to 141,000 in a year, a 13% reduction, according to its annual report. The cuts come as the company invests billions in expanding datacenter capacity for AI workloads. The layoffs primarily affected sales and support roles, while hiring in cloud and AI divisions continued.
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The job cuts are less about cost-cutting and more about Oracle's aggressive pivot to AI infrastructure, but the scale suggests a significant restructuring that may impact customer relationships.
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