{
  "id": 12805329,
  "title": "Amazon layoffs: E-commerce giant cuts jobs in Stores business amid AI spending push",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/amazon-layoffs-e-commerce-giant-cuts-jobs-in-stores-business-amid-ai",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T05:52:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/amazon-layoffs-october-2026-ai-spending-10911960/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "E-commerce giant Amazon has announced the elimination of some positions within its Stores business on October 7, coinciding with the company's major shopping days. This move is part of a broader wave of layoffs that began last year, affecting approximately 30,000 employees. The latest cuts are reportedly fewer than 1,000. Affected workers communicated via an internal Slack channel, expressing concerns about severance, job reposts, and potential further notifications. The Slack messages revealed job cuts across various departments, including marketplace support, customer service, and retail engineering roles in both India and the UK. This round of layoffs reflects Amazon's continued cost-cutting efforts and aligns with its plans to invest heavily in AI. The company has earmarked a staggering $220 billion for data centers, chips, and other AI infrastructure. Amazon confirmed the cuts, stating that the restructuring aimed to better support its priorities. The tech sector is experiencing a wave of job reductions, with Amazon not alone in this endeavor. Meta laid off about 8,000 employees in May, while Microsoft has cut 5,300 jobs this year, including 4,800 in July and an additional 500 in September. Layoffs.fyi reports that 131,382 tech employees have been laid off across 314 companies so far in 2026. This trend includes job cuts from other tech giants like Uber, Oracle, Microsoft, Workday, Apple, Expedia, Thinkific, and Trustly. These layoffs underscore the evolving priorities of major technology companies, with AI playing a significant role in reshaping their workforce structures.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}