Well, looks like the cat is out of the bag: oracle laying off 1,600 people at R&D center in China and it made the news in mainstream media.
That brings the total since 6/1-2016 to 23,686, with more to come before Q4 comes to an end.
Keep looking people, keep looking, the job market is still strong. Good luck and happy Mother’s Day for those of you in the US!