Stargate News & Analysis

Oracle (ORCL) announces significant job cuts amid AI investments

Oracle (ORCL) has reportedly laid off around 10,000 employees as part of a significant reduction in workforce associated with its investments in artificial intelligence (AI). Senior employees have shared that the layoffs were not performance-based. The company plans to spend at least $50 billion on infrastructure improvements this year and has raised an equal amount in debt to support AI demands. Additionally, Oracle is involved in the Stargate initiative, a $500 billion project aimed at enhancing U.S. data center capacity for AI.