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The Salesforce Tower in New York. (AP)
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Salesforce said to embark on layoffs to cut up to 1,000 jobs| Business News

Salesforce Inc. has cut up to 1,000 jobs in early February, in yet another instance of AI remodelling the workspace. The Salesforce Tower in New…

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The Amazon logo is displayed at a news conference in New York (AP)
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Amazon cutting 16,000 jobs in latest layoff round, employees from India among those hit: Report| Business News

Amazon announced on Wednesday that it will cut 16,000 corporate positions, marking the company’s second major layoff in the past four months. The layoffs represent…

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. (Reuters)
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Amazon announces layoffs to cut 16,000 jobs amid ‘rising competition over AI’| Business News

Amazon.com Inc. has announced layoffs affecting as many as 16,000 corporate jobs, amid “rising competition over AI”. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. (Reuters) The company will…

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Amazon had in October signalled that more layoffs could come in 2026 as it found “additional places we can remove layers”. (AFP)
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Amazon bungles layoffs plan with misfired internal email| Business News

Amazon.com Inc. employees who have been anticipating layoffs numbering in the thousands got one more thing to worry about late Tuesday—a meeting invite and email…

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In all, Amazon is planning to replace and/or avoid 600,000 US jobs by 2027. (AFP)
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Amazon layoffs to impact 800-1,000 jobs in India as AI upends work model| Business News

The global Amazon layoffs can result in 800-1,000 job cuts in India, as the US-based e-commerce firm taps AI to reduce overheads. In all, Amazon…

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, (Reuters)
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Amazon to cut 14,000 corporate jobs in yet another round of layoffs| Business News

Amazon.com Inc. has announced yet another round of layoffs that will see the United States’ second largest employer trim 14,000 jobs, even as it steps…

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In all, Amazon is planning to replace and/or avoid 600,000 US jobs by 2027. (AFP)
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Amazon plans to replace more than half-a-million US jobs with robots| Business News

Amazon.com Inc. plans to replace more than half-a-million jobs in the United States with robots, the New York Times reported citing internal strategy documents and…

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