June 24, 2026

Oracle cut 21,000 jobs this year and its SEC filing explicitly blames AI

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Oracle’s global workforce fell to 141,000 full-time employees as of 31 May 2026, down from 162,000 a year earlier, a net reduction of roughly 21,000 people. The company’s annual regulatory filing stated plainly that “the adoption and deployment of AI...