There really wasn't a reason to let these people go, but he did anyway.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney apologises and seemingly rectifies life insurance situation of laid off worker with terminal brain cancer

https://www.eurogamer.net/epic-games-ceo-tim-sweeney-responds-after-fortnite-layoffs-include-worker-with-brain-cancer

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Oracle is cutting up to 30,000 employees to pay for AI data centres

roughly 18% of Oracle’s global workforce across the United States, India, Canada, Mexico, and other countries received termination emails from “Oracle Leadership” at approximately 6 a.m. local time, with no prior warning.

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https://thenextweb.com/news/oracle-layoffs-march-2026

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/04/01/oracle-layoffs-thousands-ai-data-center-buildout-xcxwbn/

Oracle Fires Thousands in Pre-Dawn Emails to Fund AI Push

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All Content from Business Insider | Companies laying off staff this year include Meta, Amazon, and Oracle — see the list by Dominick Reuter,Katherine Li,Shubhangi Goel,Jordan Hart,Roya Shahidi,Aditi Bharade,Brent D. Griffiths,Lloyd Lee,Alex Bitter,Lakshmi Varanasi,Ana Altchek

eBay is cutting about 800 jobs.Thomas Fuller/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Companies such as Meta, Amazon, and Oracle have said they're trimming staff this year.Pinterest, for one, cited AI as a factor in its decision to shed less than 15% of its workforce.See the list of companies letting workers go in 2026.The first quarter of 2026 is through, and layoffs are well underway.

Companies, including Block and the popular web tool Tailwind, have cut staff, citing the impact of artificial intelligence among the reasons for the layoffs.

Amazon is laying off thousands of employeesAngi is cutting 350 jobsAtlassian is cutting 1,600 employeesAtlassianCiti's job cuts continue this yearCitibank will continue to cut jobs in 2026.Crypto.com laid off 12% of its workforceDell cut 10% of its workforceeBay is expected to lay off 6% of its employeesEpic Games is cutting 20% of its workforceTim Sweeney, CEO of Epic GamesExpedia laid off some employeesExpedia said it was cutting some roles but the scope of the cuts was unclear.Heineken has a multi-year plan to reduce its workforceKenvue cuts 3.5% of workforceKenvue will be laying off 3.5% of its workforce.Lululemon laid off 100 part-time employees at its customer service centerMeta lays off workers at Reality Labs and other divisionsNike is set to eliminate 775 distribution center jobsOracle is making cuts across regionsClay Magouyrk is the CEO of Oracle.Pinterest is expected to lay off 15% of its workforceSaks said it will lay off 74 employeesT-Mobile cut some jobsTailwind cut 3 of its 4 engineersTarget is cutting 500 roles from its distribution and regional officesInside a Target regional distribution center in Wisconsin.UPS said it will eliminate 30,000 jobsWiseTech is cutting 30% of its workforceWisetech is cutting 2,000 jobs.Workday is cutting jobsPapa Johns is restructuringPapa Johns said it will be closing 300 stores over the next two years, including 200 in 2026.Is your company conducting layoffs? Got a tip?Read the original article on Business Insider

Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/recent-company-layoffs-laying-off-workers-2026

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Oracle cuts 12,000 jobs in India, signals further layoffs amid restructuring plans #Oracle #Layoffs #TechIndustry #JobCuts

https://meyka.com/blog/oracle-nasdaq-orcl-layoff-report-12000-jobs-cut-in-india-more-to-follow-2603/

Oracle layoffs are raising serious questions. Employees report receiving termination emails at 6AM — with immediate effect and system access revoked.

Up to 20,000–30,000 jobs?

Not officially confirmed.

This is not just cost-cutting.
This is restructuring for AI.

Full story:
https://metaadvisor.eu/news/oracle-fired-20000-email-6am/

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FYI: Not financial advice

David Ellison Pretends He Won’t Fire Half Of Reeling Hollywood If Pointless Warner Bros Merger Is Approved

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/31/david-ellison-pretends-he-wont-fire-half-of-reeling-hollywood-if-pointless-warner-bros-merger-is-approved/