# Amazon is laying off 16,000 more workers as AI accelerates tech job losses

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/amazon-is-laying-off-16000-more-workers-as-ai-accelerates-tech-job-losses/
- Published: 2026-01-29T09:00:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo: AWS at the 2021 Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. AWS is the cloud computing arm of Amazon.com, Inc.. Photo credit: Web Summit via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Catherine Baab. Quartz – January 28, 2026. Amazon $AMZN -0.68% is laying off 16,000 employees in its latest round of job cuts. A company email Tuesday, apparently sent in error, broke the news of “organizational changes” within the company’s cloud unit. Then on Wednesday, a post from Beth Galetti, Amazon’s Senior Vice President of People Experience and Technology, appeared on Amazon’s corporate website, confirming the reduction. […] Click here to view original web page at www.qz.com Related articles: Amazon cuts about 16,000 corporate jobs in the latest round of layoffs – AP News Amazon Laying Off 16,000 as It Increases ‘Ownership’ and Removes ‘Bureaucracy’ – Gizmodo Amazon Is Shutting Down Every Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh Store. Here’s What Went Wrong. – Entrepreneur Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio