Amazon Lays Off Hundreds More Employees in Ongoing Cost-Cutting

Amazon is laying off hundreds of employees in its cloud division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), impacting sales, marketing, and retail store tech teams.

Cuts follow elimination of about 160 Amazon advertising roles last week.

Part of an ongoing major cost-cutting campaign at Amazon after thousands of layoffs in 2023.

AWS cuts hit sales, marketing, and global services organizations specifically.

Come after recent cuts to Amazon's Prime Video, healthcare, and "Just Walk Out" technology teams.