Amazon cuts 16k jobs in latest round of layoffs

2nd round of layoffs in 3 mths; ‘strategic hiring’ to continue

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Amazon is slashing about 16,000 jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the e-commerce company in three months.

The tech giant has said it plans to use generative artificial intelligence to replace corporate workers. It has also been reducing a workforce that swelled during the pandemic.

Beth Galetti, a senior vice president at Amazon, said in a blog post Wednesday that the company has been “reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy.”