Amazon Just announces a new round of Lay-offs. Combined with AI driven lay-offs. $AMZN

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Amazon [(AMZN.O), opens new tab](https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/AMZN.O) is planning a second round of job cuts next week as part of its broader goal of trimming some 30,000 corporate workers, according to two people familiar with the matter. The company in October cut some 14,000 white-collar jobs, about half of the 30,000 target first [reported by Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/amazon-targets-many-30000-corporate-job-cuts-sources-say-2025-10-27/). The total this time is expected to be roughly the same as last year and could begin as soon as Tuesday, the people said, who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to discuss Amazon’s plans. The Reuters Inside Track newsletter is your essential guide to the biggest events in global sport. Sign up [here.](https://www.reuters.com/newsletters/inside-track/?location=article-paragraph&redirectUrl=%2Fbusiness%2Fworld-at-work%2Famazon-plans-thousands-more-corporate-job-cuts-next-week-sources-say-2026-01-22%2F) An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment. Jobs in the company's Amazon Web Services, retail, Prime Video and human resources, known as People Experience and Technology, units are slated to be affected, the people said, though the full scope was unclear. The people cautioned that the details of Amazon's plans could change. # PREVIOUS CUTS TIED TO AI The Seattle online retailer tied the [October round of job cuts](https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/amazon-lay-off-about-14000-roles-2025-10-28/) to the rise of artificial intelligence software, saying in an internal letter that “this generation of AI is the most transformative technology we’ve seen since the Internet, and it’s enabling companies to innovate much faster than ever before.” MY THOUGHTS: Seems to be bullish as EPS compression now. More robotics set to hit the factory = less employees.