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AI spending spree hits $600b as Oracle fires 21,000 employees to fund boom
Oracle laid off ~13% of its staff to fund a $300B computing deal with OpenAI. Now, a credit downgrade and $7B in required power grid guarantees put the massive project in jeopardy.
Relocate or resign: Samsung gives hundreds of US employees an ultimatum
Thousands of Google employees demand fair layoffs
These are the big winners from the shortening of the workweek, and these are those who are harmed
In Europe, employers will be required to disclose salaries right at the start of recruitment
A new policy in Europe requires employers to provide candidates with a starting salary or a salary range right at the beginning of the recruitment process.
Sanctions at ILA Haifa: Public reception has been suspended
A year after Haifa's Sail Tower was struck by an Iranian missile and staff relocated, the Finance Ministry cancelled their half-hour adaptation period.
After Wix: Elementor fires about 30% of its employees
Only a month after the massive cuts at Wix, the website development company Elementor joins the wave and will part ways with about 100 employees.
Employee fired after 7 years for taking home two board games
The court ordered the reinstatement of an employee who was fired under the claim that he stole two board games from the company, which he found in the restroom and the kitchenette.
A company sued an employee claiming industrial espionage and fictitious sick days
The employee claimed that his wages were withheld and that he was fired via a WhatsApp message.
Shockwave in tech: The giant company parted ways with 21,000 employees within a year
Oracle recorded a sharp 13% drop in its number of employees during the 2026 fiscal year, following strategic changes and a transition to artificial intelligence.
Hundreds of shekels a year: The increase that will affect the pocket of every worker in Israel
After two years of freezes and cuts in the shadow of the war, an agreement was signed to update convalescence pay in the private sector to NIS 451.5 per day. How much will you gain from the move?
Hamas is preventing Gazan contractors from crossing Yellow Line to rebuild Rafah - report
The contractors were threatened at gunpoint by Hamas militants, who refused to permit them passage to the site. The contractors, who came from various parts of the Strip, were forcibly turned away.
Burger King to deploy AI that monitors employee "friendliness"
Burger King is expanding AI use with a voice assistant in employee headsets, helping with meal prep, inventory, and analyzing how staff interact with customers.
From innovation to oversight: Why AI demands board attention - opinion
AI is transforming enterprise risk faster than boards can adapt. Productivity gains may follow, but only after substantial structural change.
