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International Business Times
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Amazon to Lay Off 30,000 Corporate Employees as It Ramps Up AI and Automation Efforts

This picture taken on on October 22, 2019, shows a new Amazon warehouse, part of mobile robotic fulfilment systems also known as 'Amazon robotics', in Bretigny-sur-Orge, some 30kms south of Paris

Amazon is preparing to cut up to 30,000 corporate jobs, the largest reduction in the company's history, as it focuses on artificial intelligence (AI) and automation.

The layoffs are set to begin Tuesday, affecting nearly 10% of Amazon's roughly 350,000 corporate employees, sources tell Reuters.

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