A plan to cut 16,000 employees marks the second phase of a restructuring push driven in particular by the company’s new focus on AI, the tech giant has said
Amazon will cut about 16,000 jobs in a second round of layoffs linked to a restructuring driven by its focus on artificial intelligence, the company said on Wednesday.
The first round of layoffs took place in October and affected 14,000 employees. Combined, the two rounds will amount to roughly 10% of the company’s office workforce.
Amazon tied the layoffs to the need to “to strengthen our organization by reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy.” The tech giant plans…
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