NPR
October 28, 2025 11:02 AM
By Alina Selyukh
Amazon is laying off thousands of corporate workers in an effort to slim down while it spends big on the AI race.
In a note on Tuesday, Amazon human-resources executive Beth Galetti said the tech giant would cut about 14,000 corporate jobs, or about 4% of its workforce. She cited a goal of “reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources to ensure we’re investing in our biggest bets and what matters most to our customers’ current and future needs.”