Oracle laid off hundreds of employees this week as the business software provider prioritizes its healthcare IT services and cloud businesses, according to people familiar with the company’s actions.

The job cuts principally hit staff at Oracle’s advertising and customer experience group, the people said. The group sells services to help clients analyze data about their customers and target advertising to those customers.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

You May Also Like

Meta Starts Fully Encrypting Messages on Facebook and Messenger App

Updated Dec. 6, 2023 10:42 pm ET Listen (2 min) Meta Platforms…

25 Best Prime Day Laptop, Phone, TV, and Tech Deals (2022): Prime Early Access Sale

Another Amazon Prime Day sale, you say? No, don’t call it Prime…

Climate change is making sharks ‘right-handed’

Warming oceans are changing the way sharks swim – and making them…

Amazon confirms Alexa outage in UK and mainland Europe

Users describe problems with Amazon Echo smart devices and Downdetector reports wave…