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Amazon lays off 16,000 corporate workers in latest round of job losses

Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Amazon is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the …

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Amazon cutting 14,000 corporate jobs to spend more on AI

Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence while cutting costs elsewhere. CEO Andy Jassy, who has aggressively sought to cut costs since becoming CEO in 2021, said in June that he anticipated generative AI would reduce Amazon’s corporate workforce …

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Can pickleball go corporate in Canada?

Like many retirees, 70-year-old William Shim has embraced the sport of pickleball as a way to keep fit and to socialize.  But getting court space can be tricky, and he often has to book about two weeks ahead of time. “You’ve got to be quick to get a spot to …

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Canadians showing more support for striking workers amid inflation, corporate profits

It was Samantha Henry’s first time on strike, and one that made headlines across the country. “Some people thought the strike would only last a week, a couple of days. And we went into almost five weeks,” said Henry, one of some 3,700 Metro employees in the Toronto area who …

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Sources: Apple's corporate treasurer, Gary Wipfler, has retired after about 35 years at the company (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple’s corporate treasurer, Gary Wipfler, has retired after about 35 years at the company  —  – Gary Wipfler steps down as vice president and treasurer  — Executive served under several CEOs, predating Jobs’s return  —  Apple Inc.’s corporate treasurer and keeper … News Source link

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48 civil rights and advocacy groups join in asking the FTC to ban corporate facial surveillance technology, continuous corporate surveillance of public space (Edward Ongweso Jr/VICE)

Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE: 48 civil rights and advocacy groups join in asking the FTC to ban corporate facial surveillance technology, continuous corporate surveillance of public space  —  The open letter uses Amazon as a case study to argue that corporate surveillance technologies cause immense harm and fall under …

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