Oracle laid off approximately 13% of its workforce, around 21,000 employees, to fund its $300 billion contract with OpenAI, a significant bet on artificial intelligence spending that is now putting the company's finances under pressure. The massive project, which requires a nearly one-gigawatt data center in Wisconsin, is jeopardized due to a credit downgrade and $7 billion in required power grid guarantees. Oracle is now facing significant financing costs, including a $100 million annual maintenance fee, to connect the building to the power grid. AI summary
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