Close Advertising Amazon is cutting 16,000 jobs as AI battle intensifies Like About Share0 views0% 0 0Amazon announced Wednesday that it is laying off 16,000 employees, the company’s second round of large-scale job reductions in three months as AI battle intensifies. Date: January 29, 2026CNN Amazon announced Wednesday Related videos 6K 90% CNN fact-checks Trump’s primetime speech 8K 96% Trump attacks Harris, Obama and Van Jones in latest interview 8K 97% Altadena small businesses reopen doors after devastating fires 6K 96% GOP centrists make hardball play against Speaker Mike Johnson 2K 93% Key US Air Force base closes airspace amid drone sightings 7K 96% ‘It’s a publicity stunt’: Kara Swisher slams Blue Origin flight 3K 88% Israel breaks ceasefire with Hamas 4K 97% Schumer issues warning about Trump administration Show more related videos