Oracle layoffs reach ‘flagship’ data center that it shows as proof OpenAI deal is fine

Oracle layoffs have reached Abilene, Texas, the flagship Stargate data center Oracle cites as proof its OpenAI deal is on track. One OCI employee said on r/employeesOfOracle that he learnt he was fired only when his badge failed at the gate. Oracle severance is four weeks’ pay plus a week per year served. Slack counts fell by about 3,200 as US cuts hit OCI, Fusion, NetSuite and Oracle Health.