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Oracle Cuts Cloud Roles While Scaling AI Data-Center Capacity

Oracle confirmed 161 Seattle cuts alongside Bay Area reductions after securing 4.5 GW of data-center power for OpenAI's Stargate initiative.

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Tech giant Oracle Corp. has another round of layoffs.
Oracle America campus on Oracle Parkway in Redwood City. (Google Maps)
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Overview

  • State filings reveal Oracle eliminated at least 161 cloud roles in Seattle and filed notices for more than 180 Bay Area layoffs set for October.
  • Some job cuts in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure unit were linked to performance reviews, even as the company actively recruits for over 200 cloud positions in Tennessee after moving its headquarters to Nashville.
  • DatacentreDynamics and unnamed sources report additional OCI staff reductions in India and Canada, following prior OCI cuts in November and company-wide layoffs in March.
  • Oracle’s leadership frames these targeted workforce changes as measures to curb negative free cash flow and meet tens of billions in capital obligations for AI data-center expansion.
  • The adjustments underscore Oracle’s effort to balance steep investments in AI infrastructure, including its 4.5 GW OpenAI Stargate power agreement, with tighter cost controls.