Oracle Cuts 21,000 Jobs as AI Adoption Accelerates
Oracle Cuts 21,000 Jobs as AI Adoption Accelerates
Software giant Oracle disclosed in a regulatory filing that it has eliminated 21,000 positions over the past year, representing nearly 13 percent of its workforce, as the software giant accelerates AI integration across its operations.
Forbes reports that Oracle, founded by billionaire Larry Ellison, now employs 141,000 full-time workers, down from 162,000 a year earlier, according to the annual filing. Oracle explicitly attributed the reductions to what it described as the “adoption and deployment of AI technologies across our operations,” and cautioned that this restructuring initiative “may continue to result in reductions to our workforce.”
The Oracle disclosure arrives amid a sweeping wave of AI-driven job eliminations rippling through the technology sector and beyond. Career services firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported that the tech industry has shed more than 123,000 positions so far in 2026, with artificial intelligence now surpassing other factors as the leading stated cause for layoffs. The firm documented 38,579 AI-attributed cuts in May alone and 87,714 year-to-date, marking the highest monthly total for tech sector reductions since August 2024.
Several prominent technology companies have joined Oracle in openly citing AI as the impetus for workforce reductions. Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince acknowledged that artificial intelligence prompted his company’s decision to eliminate 20 percent of its global staff, approximately 1,000 employees, explaining in an op-ed that heightened AI deployment rendered numerous middle management, operations, auditing, finance, legal and compliance roles unnecessary. Cisco Systems announced 4,000 job cuts with direct attribution to AI adoption, while Meta informed 7,000 workers they would be reassigned to AI initiatives as part of a broader 10 percent workforce reduction.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong directed employees to “leverage AI across every facet of our jobs” when announcing roughly 700 cuts, explaining that some teams would be pared to single individuals performing previously multi-person responsibilities with AI assistance. “In short: AI is bringing a profound shift in how companies operate, and we’re reshaping Coinbase to lead in this new era,” Armstrong said. “This is a new way of working, and we need to leverage AI across every facet of our jobs.”
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel informed employees that 1,000 positions would be eliminated because “rapid advancements in artificial intelligence” would enable smaller teams to accomplish equivalent work, projecting $500 million in savings by late 2026. Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes stated he “fundamentally believes people and AI create the best outcomes” while announcing 1,600 cuts to “self-fund further investment in AI.” Block, Jack Dorsey’s company, removed more than 4,000 jobs representing nearly half its staff in a restructuring to build smaller, AI-enabled teams.
Industry leaders have offered divergent perspectives on the trajectory of AI-related employment disruption. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang criticized executives who attribute layoffs to artificial intelligence, calling such explanations “lazy” and expressing personal disapproval: “I really hate that,” he said. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has similarly accused companies of “AI washing” by incorrectly blaming unrelated workforce reductions on artificial intelligence.
Breitbart News social media director Wynton Hall, author of the instant bestseller Code Red: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI, recently laid out the left’s plan to weaponize fears over AI job loss before the midterm elections:
The political playbook has three parts:
- Convince Americans that mass AI job loss is inevitable.
- Channel that fear and ennui into galvanizing support for Universal Basic Income (UBI) redistribution in the long-term.
- Co-opt populist concerns over AI data centers driving up electricity and water bills for everyday Americans in the short-term.
The strategy, years in the making, is backed by hundreds of millions of dollars of left-leaning Silicon Valley cash and a sprawling ecosystem of advocacy groups and nonprofits, which I document in my new book, Code Red: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI (HarperCollins). The three-pronged approach to create fear and uncertainty is already kicking into high gear.
Read more at Forbes here.
Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News covering issues of AI, free speech, and online censorship.
Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
Venezuela Fury and Noah Price subsidising their life by livestreaming
Venezuela Fury and her husband Noah Price look to be making their own way in the world by raking it in from their lucrative social media accounts.
The influencer daughter of Tyson and Paris Fury, 16, has become an internet sensation after tying the knot with her husband Noah, 19, earlier this year.
Since getting married and moving in together the couple have been earning thousands of pounds a month, livestreaming their life as newlyweds in their static caravan in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
And fans can't get enough of their regular life updates on TikTok and Kick, which have proved to be very profitable for the pair.
They look to be supporting themselves after Noah denied that he was given £5million by Venezuela's family as a wedding gift.
Despite his wife's huge family wealth, an estimated combined £160 million, Noah recently told his Kick followers that he 'pays for everything' for the couple.
Making light of the claims about Venezuela's millionaire financial status, Noah said: 'I actually pay for everything unfortunately. You'd expect the millionaire to pay for it wouldn't you.'
Venezuela Fury and Noah Price are earning thousands livestreaming their caravan life - after her new groom insisted he pays all the bills and denied he had £5m handout from her dad
The influencer daughter of Tyson and Paris Fury , 16, has become an internet sensation after tying the knot with her husband Noah, 19, earlier this year
Venezuela then asked their fans: 'Do you think I am a millionaire?'
Noah joked: 'She isn't a secret millionaire guys', before she broke into song and sang: 'But I live like a millionaire!'
But it seems according to estimated calculations from their social media work, Noah and Venezuela can more than afford to support themselves.
Noah has been livestreaming on platforms such as Kick and TikTok, where viewers can send paid gifts or donations.
He was previously encouraging viewers to send gifts on his honeymoon during livestreams, suggesting this is one revenue stream.
Both Noah and Venezuela have built substantial followings on Instagram and TikTok. They can potentially earn money through sponsored posts, brand collaborations, affiliate links and creator payouts.
Kick allows its creators to take home 95 per cent of the £4.99 subscription cost that fans pay.
Streamers keep 100 per cent of direct tips and donations, minus minor standard payment processing fees.
It is unclear how many subscribers Noah currently has because this information is hidden, but he does have 7,200 followers which is publicly viewable.
An industry insider has suggested Noah is making around £400 per video on TikTok, while Venezuela is likely to make £2,000 due to her following count of 1.3 million.
An industry insider has suggested Noah is making around £400 per video on TikTok, while Venezuela is likely to make £2,000 due to her following count of 1.3 million
In one video on their honeymoon, Noah asked his followers if they'd give them some more gifts now that they were married.
In a TikTok live viewed by 20,000 he said: 'Keep liking our videos people, keep sending gifts.'
After saying thank you to several of his followers he joked they should stick around on the livestream and 'watch Venezuela punch me in the mouth'.
The other half of the honeymooning couple said: 'I am, honestly!'
Noah previously confirmed that the pair don't share their finances after they were asked whether they have a shared bank account.
'She earns her money, I earn mine,' said Noah, as Venezuela joked: 'Yeah, what you gonna do about it.'
Noah went on to debunk the rumour that Tyson gave him £5million when he tied the knot with his daughter as he insisted: 'No Tyson did not give me £5million'.
Meanwhile Venezuela is being eyed up by executives for a fly on the wall TV series.
Noah went on to debunk the rumour that Tyson gave him £5million when he tied the knot with his daughter as he insisted: 'No Tyson did not give me £5million'
Boasting 1.3 million TikTok followers, Venezuela is already entertaining fans with her honest musings and candid moments, from cooking to kitting out her and Noah's static caravan home.
And following the success of the Netflix series At Home With The Furys, it is no wonder bosses are wanting to draw on the Fury popularity.
A TV insider said: 'The couple are not A-list celebrities but everyone has become obsessed with their love story.
'People are genuinely intrigued by them. Whether it’s the fact they have married so young, Venezuela’s famous family or their gypsy lifestyle, they have the ‘X factor'.
'Several TV executives think a proper fly-on-the-wall series following their lives as newlyweds in the gypsy community would be fascinating,' they told The Sun.
It is thought Netflix would be likely to produce the series due to their already established relationship with the Furys.
Venezuela's representatives told The Daily Mail: 'We have many offers on the table regarding Venezuela which we are discussing.'
