Reported to be weighing cutsMonday 2nd February 2026Trade press only
Oracle reported to be weighing 25,000 job cuts
OracleCuttingTechnologyUS
Oracle may lay off up to 30,000 employees as part of a $300 billion partnership with OpenAI commitment.
“the company looks to redirect resources towards building Artificial Intelligence data centres”
The sources, oldest first
- 2nd Feb
Business Standard Trade press
Oracle plans 20,000 to 30,000 job cuts to fund data centre expansion.
- 2nd Feb
Mint Trade press
Oracle reportedly plans to cut 20,000 to 30,000 jobs globally to redirect resources toward AI data centres, citing a TD Cowen research paper. No official company statement released. Prior cuts of 10,000 jobs occurred in late 2025.
- 3rd Feb
Times of India Trade press
Oracle may lay off up to 30,000 employees as part of a $300 billion partnership with OpenAI commitment.
Oracle now
Cutting Confirmed by the company or a formal notice (such as a US WARN notice)
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Other announcements at Oracle
- 7th Oct70jobs, not yet confirmed
- 15th Sep63jobs cut
- 14th Sep279jobs cut
- 14th Sep99jobs cut
- 14th SepNo figure
- 11th SepNo figure
The same month, nearby
Other announcements in February 2026 in the same sector or the same place.
- 2nd Feb2,200jobs cut
- 26th Feb800jobs cut
- 20th Feb204jobs cut
- 4th Feb154jobs cut
- 19th Feb123jobs cut
- 17th Feb108jobs cut
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