Amazon has begun layoffs of workers on its devices team, which focuses on products like its voice-operated Alexa, company officials announced in a memo.
attained during the pandemic, when billions across the world were forced into isolation. Customers stuck at home came to rely on delivery services like e-commerce and virtual connections formed through social media and videoconferencing.
However, persistent recession fears, rising interest rates and a shift back toward a pre-pandemic lifestyle haveAndy Jassy, CEO of Amazon.Com Inc., speaks during the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Francisco, June 8, 2022.roughly half of its 7,500-person workforce, citing losses of about $4 million each day.
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