SQL Connect Launches Major Platform Upgrade With Expanded Data Connectivity

SQL Connect’s latest release delivers a modernized platform with Salesforce, Snowflake & Oracle ATP/ADW connectivity, ...
Analytics Insight

SQL Developer in 2026: Roles, Skills, and Career Path Explained

SQL developers manage structured databases that power payments, healthcare, retail, and cloud systems. Cloud platforms increase demand for SQL skills, including scaling, backup systems, and security ...
theregister

Oracle Java licensing worries are percolating through the userbase

Concerns over changes to Oracle's Java licensing strategy are hitting more than nine out of ten users as businesses struggle to adapt to the regime, according to research. A study from Dimensional ...
TechCrunch

Spotify changes developer mode API to require premium accounts, limits test users

Spotify is changing how its APIs work in Developer Mode, its layer that lets developers test their third-party applications using the audio platform’s APIs. The changes include a mandatory premium ...
Mint

Oracle Layoffs: Tech giant to slash 30,000 jobs as banks pull out from financing AI data centres

Oracle Layoffs: Tech major Oracle is planning to slash up to 30,000 jobs to fund AI data centres, a new report has said. According to a report by CIO citing research published this week by investment ...
Reuters

Oracle shares gain as $50 billion raise eases data-center funding fears

Feb 2 (Reuters) - Oracle (ORCL.N), opens new tab shares gained 2% on Monday after Wall Street analysts said the software company's $50 billion fundraising plan allays worries over its ability to ...
The Financial Times

Oracle raises $25bn in bond offering despite concerns over rising debt

Simply sign up to the Capital markets myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Investors piled into Oracle’s latest $25bn bond offering on Monday after the software company pledged to preserve ...
CIO

Oracle may slash up to 30,000 jobs to fund AI data-center expansion as US banks retreat

Oracle is considering cutting 20,000 to 30,000 jobs and selling some of its activities as US banks pull back from financing the company’s AI data-center expansion, according to investment bank TD ...
The Guardian

TikTok announces it has finalized deal to establish US entity, sidestepping ban

Majority US-owned venture includes Larry Ellison’s Oracle, private-equity group Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi’s MGX TikTok announced on Thursday it had closed a deal to establish a new US entity, allowing ...
GameSpot

Xbox Developer Direct 2026: How To Watch, Start Times, And What To Expect

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Xbox Developer Direct livestream is back, and if you're looking to get a brand-new look at several big games on the way from Xbox Game Studios and ...
Morningstar

Oracle's stock could be a big winner for the next decade, according to this analyst. Here's why.

Fears over Oracle's AI debt load and OpenAI concentration are overblown - and they mask a massive long-term opportunity, according to Guggenheim Oracle's "bring-your-own-chip" model could lower the ...
InfoWorld

Oracle unveils Java development plans for 2026

OpenJDK project teams will focus work on features such as value types, code reflection, AOT compilation, and structured concurrency in the coming year. Oracle’s Java team in 2026 will work toward ...