{
  "id": 17014529,
  "title": "Amazon Lays Off About 250 Employees In Devices & Services Unit, Says It Will Help Operate 'More Efficiently'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/amazon-lays-off-about-250-employees-in-devices-services-unit-says-it",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T05:12:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/tech/amazon-lays-off-about-250-employees-in-devices-services-unit-says-it-will-help-operate-more-efficiently"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Amazon has laid off about 250 employees in its devices and services division, following weeks of product launches that included new Kindle e-readers and tablets. The cuts add to a run of workforce reductions across the technology sector this year. Cuts focused on software roles Amazon confirmed the layoffs after being contacted by Reuters. A person familiar with the matter told the agency that no…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}