Amazon Slashing some 16,000 Jobs in Its Latest Layoff Round

Dow to cut about 4,500 jobs as emphasis shifts to AI and automation

Dow is planning to cut approximately 4,500 jobs as the chemicals maker puts more emphasis on using artificial intelligence and automation in its business

US applications for jobless benefits, a proxy for layoffs, tick down to 209,000 last week.

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Robots, redundancies and runaway spending: Not all AI hits the mark

Amazon’s decision to cut jobs spooked investors who worried that cost-cutting was needed to raise funds for AI.

AI largely to blame for layoffs at Amazon, Pinterest

Amazon is cutting 16,000 jobs, while San Francisco-based Pinterest is slashing 600.

Amazon axes 16,000 more jobs as companies keep replacing workers with AI

Amazon's latest round of layoffs is set to hit 16,000 corporate employees starting Wednesday -- with the tech titan suggesting artificial intelligence will do their work, instead.

Amazon to cut 16,000 jobs worldwide

US online retail and cloud computing giant Amazon has said that it would be cutting 16,000 jobs worldwide as part of a restructuring, as it focuses spending...