"16,000 jobs down. How many more to go? The sequel to Amazon's mass layoffs last fall came yesterday with another round of deep job cuts. I'd love to tell you it's an isolated incident, but it feels representative of a broader shift across tech and corporate America. AI is ushering in a new era for workplaces, and companies are adjusting accordingly. As the ones closest to the tech (and spending the most on it), Big Tech would be the first to evolve."
"No one is safe: Internal Slack messages Ashley viewed show how many teams were bitten by the layoff bug. That includes businesses within AWS (its AI cloud service and cloud data warehouse service) and Amazon's retail business. One Amazon worker used an AI tool to flag roles on the chopping block. That list is even broader, although it may contain inaccuracies since it's AI-generated. Another noticeable trend is how software engineers got hit particularly hard, as has been the case in tech recently."
Amazon executed another round of deep layoffs, adding to prior cuts and signaling a broader shift across tech and corporate America. AI is accelerating workplace change and companies are adapting, with Big Tech leading that evolution. Layoffs affected multiple teams across AWS and Amazon retail, and software engineers were disproportionately impacted. An AI-generated list was used to flag roles but may contain inaccuracies. Leadership memos emphasize "doubling down on a culture of ownership," and performance-review shifts indicate that employees farther from hands-on work face higher risk. AI is framed as both a disruptive threat and a potential tool.
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