Oracle just cut 21,000 people. Now it's going back for more. Double-digit cuts incoming before September 1.

Oracle already slashed 21,000 jobs this fiscal year.

13% of its workforce.

Now it's asking managers to identify who gets cut next.

Double-digit percentage reductions on some teams. Deadline: September 1.

Here's the math that should keep you up at night.

Oracle spent $55.7 billion on capital expenditures in fiscal 2026.

That's up from $21.2 billion the year before.

It burned through $23.7 billion more cash than it generated.

So it borrowed $43 billion in debt and sold $5 billion in stock.

And it plans to raise another $40 billion.

Oracle is trading humans for GPUs. Its own 10-K filing says AI deployment "has resulted" in workforce reductions and "may continue to result in further reductions."

They're not hiding it. They're printing it in regulatory filings.

The company's cloud infrastructure revenue jumped 77%. Revenue grew 17% to $67.4 billion. The business is not struggling.

Oracle is choosing to shrink its workforce while its AI infrastructure business explodes.

Oracle stock is down 26% this year. Wall Street is not rewarding this trade.

If you're an enterprise vendor still staffing for the old model, audit your cost structure today. Oracle is showing you the new playbook: smaller headcount, bigger AI spend, same revenue targets.

The question is whether your board has the stomach for it.

SOURCE: https://qz.com/oracle-layoffs-august-ai-debt-081226
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