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Amazon to lay off 10,000 people: Report

Amazon is the latest US company to make deep cuts to its employee base to brace for a potential economic downturn [File: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters]

Amazon.com Inc is planning to lay off about 10,000 employees in corporate and technology jobs starting as soon as this week, The New York Times is reporting, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

The job cuts will focus on the e-commerce giant’s devices unit, which houses voice-assistant Alexa, as well as its retail division and human resources, according to the report on Monday, which also said the total number of layoffs remains fluid.

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