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Amazon is laying off 16,000 more workers as AI accelerates tech job losses

The reduction raises questions about Amazon’s long-term workforce plans, with 14,000 layoffs already announced in October. Senior executives have been saying, openly if somewhat obliquely, that more layoffs are coming.
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