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Amazon lays off 16,000 employees to prioritize growth areas

  • Maria Deutscher--SiliconANGLE News
  • published date: 2026-01-28 21:05:27 UTC

Amazon.com Inc. today announced a round of layoffs that will affect about 16,000 employees. The restructuring comes a few weeks after the company let go 14,000 workers across multiple business units. Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice president of people expe…

Amazon.com Inc. today announced a round of layoffs that will affect about 16,000 employees. The restructuring comes a few weeks after the company let go 14,000 workers across multiple business units… [+4067 chars]