Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Amazon Confirms 16,000 Layoffs After Email Leak Sows Confusion
The reductions are part of a broader effort to simplify operations and reduce bureaucracy, the company said.
The reductions are part of a broader effort to simplify operations and reduce bureaucracy, the company said.
The move pits Amazon’s generative AI assistant more directly against browser-based rivals such as ChatGPT and Gemini.
Discussions follow OpenAI’s restructuring and could expand use of Amazon’s custom AI chips.
The company plans to quadruple exports to $80 billion and create 1 million jobs by 2030, as it deepens bets on AI, cloud and quick commerce.
The company is preparing to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs, roughly 10% of its white collar staff, in what would be the largest reduction in its three decade history.