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TechCrunch May 8, 2026 at 22:59 Startups Rising Hot

Laid-off Oracle workers tried to negotiate better severance. Oracle said no.

Some found out they didn't qualify for WARN Act protections like two-months notice because the company had classified them as remote workers.

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May 8, 2026 at 22:59 TechCrunch

Laid-off Oracle workers tried to negotiate better severance. Oracle said no.

Some found out they didn't qualify for WARN Act protections like two-months notice because the company had classified them as remote work...

Apr 23, 2026 at 23:32 TechCrunch

Authorities arrest special forces soldier who allegedly made $400K on Polymarket bet involving Maduro operation

The soldier is accused of using classified government information to inform a wager on the prediction market Polymarket.

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U.S. Soldier Charged with Using Classified Info to Profit from Prediction Market

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Apr 7, 2026 at 16:46 TechCrunch

Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazon’s AI chips

Uber is expanding its AWS contract to run more of its ride-sharing features on Amazon's chips. This is a thumb-of-the nose at Oracle and ...

Apr 2, 2026 at 21:30 Hacker News

Iran Says It Hit Oracle Facilities in UAE

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Apr 1, 2026 at 18:01 SecurityLab

«До утреннего кофе». Тысячи сотрудников Oracle узнали об увольнении из письма в 6 утра — ни звонка, ни разговора с руководителем

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