Amazon plans to lay off 16,000 employees, impacting teams like AWS and Alexa. An employee used an AI tool to list potentially affected areas.

While Amazon doesn't explicitly state what that means, the New York Times reports that the company intends to shift resources to artificial intelligence and the data centers that AI requires. As mentioned in their report, Amazon spent around $125 billion last year on data centers and related expenditures.

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Amazon is about to cut 15,000 more jobs. It does not want to grow its U.S. workforce but plans to double the number of products it sells.

On Feb. 5, Amazon is scheduled to release its operating results for the fourth quarter of 2025, which will give investors a fresh update on how AI is impacting the company's booming cloud computing and e-commerce businesses.

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Amazon announced 16,000 job cuts, completing a plan for 30,000 layoffs since October to strengthen the company by reducing bureaucracy and increasing automation. The cuts are linked to AI advancements and pandemic-era overhiring.

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