Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:27am on 28 Oct 2025,Tuesday Tech Today
Amazon confirmed cutting 14,000 corporate jobs globally, citing the need to organize "more leanly" for AI opportunities. Senior VP Beth Galetti told staff the restructuring would strengthen the company by reallocating resources toward "biggest bets" and customer needs. She called AI "the most transformative technology since the Internet," enabling unprecedented innovation speed. Earlier reports suggested 30,000 layoffs. The cuts affect corporate workers like executives, managers, and sales roles among Amazon's 350,000 corporate employees and 1.5 million total workforce. CEO Andy Jassy warned in June that AI adoption would reduce jobs as machines handle routine tasks. Affected employees receive transition support, severance pay, and internal job placement assistance. UK impact remains unclear. (PC: BBC)
