Amazon revealed plans to reduce its global corporate workforce by about 14,000 employees, with further cuts expected in 2026 as part of a broader effort to trim up to 30,000 jobs.
The layoffs are driven in part by the company’s increasing adoption of artificial intelligence to automate routine tasks and improve efficiency.
Driving the news: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy previously indicated that AI tools would likely reduce corporate roles by automating work processes. • The company’s total workforce numbered about 1.56 million full-time and part-time workers at the end of last year, with a corporate headcount of roughly 350,000 employees.
The big picture: Affected employees received layoff notifications via email from Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice president of People Experience and Tech

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