Meta, Oracle and Qualcomm share details on layoffs across California
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Tech behemoths, including Oracle and Meta Platforms, are laying off hundreds of California workers as they invest heavily in artificial intelligence.Some of the top companies in tech that already had announced big plans to lay off thousands have revealed more details about where they are cutting in recent government filings.Software giant Oracle has shed more than 700 workers in Santa Monica, Redwood City, Pleasanton and Santa Clara, filings to the California Employment Development Department show.
The company, which was founded in California before moving its headquarters to Texas, started notifying employees of mass layoffs in late March.Oracle declined to comment.The company hasn’t said publicly how many workers it has laid off.
Several news outlets, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the company laid off thousands of employees across multiple divisions.As of May 2025, Oracle had 162,000 workers.Software developers, analysts, sales representatives and product managers were among California Oracle workers who lost their jobs.
Laid-off employees will officially separate from the company June 1.California is home to some of the world’s most powerful and largest tech companies.But as they race ahead to advance AI-powered tools that can generate text, images and code, workers are anxious that businesses will automate tasks and shrink their workforce workforces.
Tech companies also are more wary about their expenses, even as they spend billions of dollars on data centers and developing new products.Business Thousands of tech workers have already lost their jobs this year and leaders at some companies say AI will enable employers to do more with smaller teams.In March, Meta began laying off employees who worked on its virtual reality efforts.
The company laid off roughly 200 employees at its offices in Burlingame and Sunnyvale.They’re expected to leave ...