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Oracle Layoffs: Tech giant to slash 30,000 jobs as banks pull out from financing AI data centres | Company Business News

Oracle’s planned 30,000-job cut to bankroll AI infrastructure signals a corporate shift toward offloading build costs and risk onto customers when financing tightens.

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https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/oracle-layoffs-tech-giant-to-slash-30-000-jobs-as-banks-pull-out-from-financing-ai-data-centres-11769996619410.html

Summary

Oracle is planning to cut 20,000 to 30,000 jobs while pursuing an AI data-centre expansion that TD Cowen estimates at $156 billion in capital expenditures. Financing strain is pushing the company toward asset sales and contract structures that shift infrastructure and hardware costs from corporate balance sheets onto customers. The practical consequence is a rapid reallocation of operational risk—workers face mass layoffs while clients are pressed to subsidize capacity through build commitments and “bring your own chip” requirements.

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Oracle is planning layoffs affecting about 20,000 to 30,000 employees, with TD Cowen estimating the move could generate $8 billion to $10 billion in free cash flow. The plan is tied to funding an AI data-centre buildout that TD Cowen estimates would require about $156 billion in capital expenditures.

TD Cowen reported that equity and debt investors have raised questions about Oracle’s ability to finance the expansion and that several U.S. banks have pulled back from lending for the buildout. The report also said multiple data-centre leases under negotiation with private operators struggled to secure financing, preventing Oracle from securing capacity via leases.

Oracle is considering selling activities, including exploring a sale of its Cerner healthcare software unit acquired in 2022 for $28.3 billion. The company has begun requiring clients to help build infrastructure and is exploring “bring your own chip” arrangements requiring new customers to supply hardware. Oracle has not released a statement on the layoffs.