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Oracle (tech company)
Jiǎgǔwén
甲骨文
because of / due to
yīn
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
to lay off workers / layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
21,000
liǎng wàn yī qiān
两万一千
people / persons
rén

United States
Měiguó
美国
technology
kējì
科技
company
gōngsī
公司
Oracle (tech company)
Jiǎgǔwén
甲骨文
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
in / during
zài
the past
guòqù
过去
one year
yī nián
一年
within / inside
to lay off workers
cáiyuán
裁员
approximately
yuē
21,000
liǎng wàn yī qiān
两万一千
people / persons
rén
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因
is / are
shì
company
gōngsī
公司
vigorously / with great effort
dàlì
大力
to promote / to roll out
tuīguǎng
推广
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
technology
jìshù
技术

June 24, 2026 at 10:30 AM

Oracle (tech company)
Jiǎgǔwén
甲骨文
is
shì
a (company) / one
yī jiā
一家
United States
Měiguó
美国
large-scale / major
dàxíng
大型
technology
kējì
科技
company
gōngsī
公司
mainly / primarily
zhǔyào
主要
to do / to provide
zuò
software
ruǎnjiàn
软件
and
cloud (computing)
yún
services
fúwù
服务
company
gōngsī
公司
in / within
zài
annual / yearly
niándù
年度
report
bàogào
报告
in / within
zhōng
to say / to state
shuō
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
structural particle
de
use / adoption
shǐyòng
使用
already
yǐjīng
已经
to lead to / to cause
dǎozhì
导致
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
number of people
rénshù
人数
to decrease / to reduce
jiǎnshǎo
减少
by / as of
dào
year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
May
5 yuè
5月
Oracle (tech company)
Jiǎgǔwén
甲骨文
structural particle
de
full-time
quánzhí
全职
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
only / just
zhǐyǒu
只有
141,000
shísì wàn yī qiān
十四万一千
people / persons
rén
compared to
last year
qùnián
去年
fewer by / reduced by
shǎo le
少了
approximately
yuē
21,000
liǎng wàn yī qiān
两万一千
people / persons
rén
this time / this round
zhè cì
这次
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
to account for
zhàn
company
gōngsī
公司
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
total number
zǒngshù
总数
structural particle
de
thirteen percent (13%)
bǎifēn zhī shísān
百分之十三
Oracle (tech company)
Jiǎgǔwén
甲骨文
at the same time / simultaneously
tóngshí
同时
spent
huā le
花了
$18.4 billion
184 yì měiyuán
184亿美元
for the purpose of / to be used for
yòng yú
用于
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
investment
tóuzī
投资
this is more than
zhè bǐ
这比
the previous year
shàng yī nián
上一年
more
duō
change-of-state particle
le
one hundred and sixty-two percent (162%)
bǎifēn zhī yī bǎi liùshí èr
百分之一百六十二
many / a lot
hěn duō
很多
large / big
technology
kējì
科技
company
gōngsī
公司
now / currently
xiànzài
现在
all / both
dōu
are (in the process of)
zài
to use
yòng
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
to replace / to substitute
dàitì
代替
some / certain
yīxiē
一些
jobs / work
gōngzuò
工作

News in English

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Oracle Lays Off 21,000 Workers Due to AI Deployment

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