{
  "id": 4881653,
  "title": "Oracle layoffs: The 6 am email didn't come, so employees are counting Slack members",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/oracle-layoffs-the-6-am-email-didnt-come-so-employees-are-counting",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T14:49:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/oracle-layoffs-the-6-am-email-didnt-come-on-september-1-and-employees-across-us-and-india-are-now-watching-slack-counts/articleshow/133685199.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Oracle layoffs 2026: The dreaded 6 am layoff email did not arrive on September 1, leaving employees across the US and India tracking Slack member counts and trading rumours of a September 15 date. Managers were asked to list affected staff before Oracle's second fiscal quarter began. After 21,000 job cuts, $55.7 billion in AI data centre spending and $1.8 billion in restructuring charges, Oracle…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}