AI-ontslagen deze week: 14 sep 2026 – 20 sep 2026

De grootste gebeurtenis van de week was Oracle, met 359 geschrapte functies (Oracle filed a WARN with Washington State on September 14 for 359 roles — remote staff statewide plus its downtown Seattle offices, which are 'not closing'; separations run to November 13. The WARN gives no reason, but outlets (GeekWire, FOX 13, KIRO 7) framed it as AI-driven, consistent with Oracle's own restructuring: its June SEC filing named AI adoption and the CFO has tied cuts to AI deployment as Oracle pours tens of billions into AI data centres (OpenAI included). Distinct from the June 21,000 total, the Sep 1 India cut and the Sep 11 $700m plan increase, so not double-counted.). In de loop van de week raakten de ontslagen technologie.

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