Amazon cuts about 250 jobs in devices and services
In short
Amazon laid off about 250 employees in its devices and services division. Workers were told by early morning emails and text messages, according to the publisher summary.
This matters because it is another job cut at Amazon after 1,000 layoffs less than a month ago. The reporting does not say which roles or offices were hit.
What the reporting says
Amazon laid off around 250 employees in its devices and services division, according to the publisher summary, and workers were informed through early morning emails and text messages. The reporting says the cuts came less than a month after 1,000 job cuts, but it does not identify all affected roles or locations. The immediate impact is another round of layoffs at Amazon’s devices and services unit.
Why it matters
Amazon laid off around 250 employees in its devices and services division, and the publisher summary says workers were notified by early morning emails and text messages. The layoffs follow a separate round of 1,000 job cuts less than a month earlier, according to the same summary. The source does not state why Amazon made the cuts or whether more layoffs are planned.