Amazon is axing 16,000 jobs as it ramps up a push to use AI in the workplace. “The reductions we are making today will impact approximately 16,000 roles across Amazon, and we’re again working hard to ...

Amazon said on Wednesday it plans to eliminate about 16,000 corporate jobs, marking its second round of mass job cuts in three months, as the company fights to improve its standing in the battle for ...

The company also said it had identified 24 buildings for closure during the first half of 2026 and increase automation.

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