Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs globally to undo pandemic-era hiring amid AI push

Amazon said on Wednesday it was ‍cutting 16,000 jobs worldwide in the second major round of layoffs at the company in three ⁠months, as it restructures after pandemic-era over-hiring and expands the adoption of artificial intelligence tools.

Reuters first reported last week that Amazon was planning a second round of job cuts as part of a ‌broader goal ‌of trimming about 30,000 corporate roles, with the layoffs expected to affect workers in Amazon Web Services, retail, Prime Video ‌and human resources departments.