Amazon Cuts Hundreds , of Cloud Computing Jobs.<br />An Amazon Web Services (AWS) <br />spokesperson issued a statement about <br />the job cuts on April 3, CNBC reports. .<br />We’ve identified a few targeted areas of <br />the organization we need to streamline <br />in order to continue focusing our efforts <br />on the key strategic areas that we <br />believe will deliver maximum impact, AWS spokesperson, via statement.<br />We didn’t make these decisions <br />lightly, and we’re committed <br />to supporting the employees <br />throughout their transition to new <br />roles in and outside of Amazon, AWS spokesperson, via statement.<br />Cuts are being made to the store technology division “as a result of a broader strategic shift in the use of some applications in Amazon’s owned as well as in third-party stores,” the spokesperson said.<br />The layoffs come after Amazon announced that it was ending its Just Walk Out technology in Fresh stores.<br />The cashierless technology is overseen <br />by teams within the AWS unit. .<br />Beginning in 2022, Amazon started <br />its largest layoffs in history by letting <br />go of 27,000 roles company-wide. .<br />So far in 2024, the retail behemoth has cut jobs at Audible, Buy with Prime, Prime Video, MGM Studios and Twitch, CNBC reports. .<br />This latest round of cuts will <br />allow U.S. employees to collect pay <br />and benefits for a minimum of 60 days.<br />They will also be offered a severance package.
