Uber and Oracle Report Information Technology Job Cuts

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On Sept. 17–18, 2026, two major Information Technology employers — Uber Technologies, Inc. and Oracle Corporation — were reported in public notices and filings as having announced or filed for workforce reductions affecting thousands of employees. The disclosures include a media report on an earlier Uber reduction and multiple WARN notices for both companies.

Reported layoffs

• Uber Technologies, Inc.: A media report detailed that 3,300 employees were terminated earlier in 2026 as part of workforce reductions linked to the company’s strategy to lower ride prices, according to The Economic Times, Analytics Insight, newsdrum.in. Separately, WARN filings with state regulators list additional Uber separations of 151 and 102 employees (dates in the filings recorded as Nov. 2, 2026).

• Oracle Corporation: A WARN notice filed with the Washington State Employment Security Department and reported by FOX 13 Seattle disclosed plans to lay off 359 employees who work at two Seattle offices (Russell Investments Center at 1301 2nd Avenue and 2025 5th Avenue) or remotely in Washington, with separations scheduled to begin Nov. 13, 2026. Additional WARN filings attributed to state regulators list further Oracle reductions of 359, 279, 99, and 63 employees at various sites or locations; the filings include an entry for an Oracle Pleasanton campus affecting 63 employees.

Details and timing

• The media account for Uber Technologies, Inc. situates the 3,300-employee reduction earlier in 2026 and frames it as tied to operational changes to support lower fares, per The Economic Times, Analytics Insight, newsdrum.in. The WARN filings for Uber showing 151 and 102 affected employees bear Nov. 2, 2026, dates in the records provided.

• The Oracle Corporation WARN notice reported by FOX 13 Seattle specifies a Sept. 14 filing to Washington regulators and a planned separation start date of Nov. 13, 2026, for 359 employees at two Seattle locations and remote workers in Washington. Other Oracle WARN entries in the supplied records report additional separations (see counts above) but do not include further location or timing detail in the provided summaries.

Closing

Combined, the supplied records for the period note 4,712 employees affected across the Information Technology sector entries included in this compilation, with the largest single figure being 3,300 at Uber Technologies, Inc. and multiple WARN notices filed for Oracle Corporation. The reporting draws from published news accounts and state WARN filings as cited above.