Amazon lays off thousands of corporate workers as it spends big on AI

Two Amazon employees talk at one of the entrances to the company’s East Coast headquarters in Virginia. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

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Amazon is laying off thousands of corporate workers in an effort to slim down while it spends big on the AI race.

In a note on Tuesday, Amazon human-resources executive Beth Galetti said the tech giant would cut about 14,000 corporate jobs, or about 4% of its workforce. She cited a goal of “reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources to ensure we’re investing in our biggest bets and what matters most to

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