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Oracle Lays Off Nearly 10% of India Staff

Reports link the move to the company’s push into large AI infrastructure.

Oracle lays off 10 percent of India staff after Trump meet and OpenAI deal
Oracle Layoffs Hit 10% of India Workforce After Trump Meeting and OpenAI Deal: Social Media Reactions Pour In | Image: Reuters

Overview

  • Nearly one in ten of Oracle’s roughly 28,800 India employees were let go, with software development, cloud services and customer support hit hardest, according to local reports.
  • Oracle has characterized the action as a global restructuring, and reports say reductions also reached teams in the United States, Canada and Mexico, including cuts in Seattle.
  • The layoffs were reported days after CEO Larry Wilson met President Donald Trump at the White House.
  • Around the same time, Oracle announced an OpenAI partnership to run large AI workloads on its infrastructure, with reporting citing plans for up to 4.5 gigawatts of new U.S. “Stargate” capacity.
  • Despite the reductions, the company is reportedly hiring selectively in the United States, and the news has drawn widespread reaction across Indian social media.