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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Kenneth Axl

Oracle's AI Boom Carries a Human Cost as Restructuring Plan Swells by Another $700 Million

Oracle raises restructuring costs by $700 million as AI and cloud investment continues alongside efficiency measures (Credit: Gregory Varnum / Wikimedia Commons)

Oracle has increased the expected cost of its 2026 restructuring plan by about $700 million (£519,365,000) as the company continues to pursue efficiency measures alongside heavy spending on artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure.

The increase was disclosed in a regulatory filing submitted on Friday, 11 September. Oracle said the additional amount relates to 'additional actions that we expect to take,' lifting the expected total cost of the restructuring programme to roughly $2.8 billion (£2.077 billion).

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