# Oracle Borrowed $43 Billion Then Cut More Jobs

> $55.7 billion in AI capex. About 21,000 already gone. Managers sent new lists.

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Beat: Tech
Published: August 16, 2026
Source title: Oracle is planning another round of layoffs as it racks up debt to fund its AI buildout
Source URL: https://qz.com/oracle-layoffs-august-ai-debt-081226
Tags: oracle, ellison, layoffs, ai

## Article

What are they doing at Oracle? You already cut about 21,000 people, borrowed $43 billion, spent $55.7 billion on the AI rooms, and then asked managers for another list before September 1 so payroll would shrink when the quarter opened. That's the sermon. The chips got the money. The payroll got the date. Spare us the AI headcount.

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