After layoffs in each Twitter and Meta, staff of one more firm might get the sack within the coming days. In response to The Wall Road Journal, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has initiated a cost-cutting overview of the tech big, and sure ‘unprofitable’ divisions could be suspended or closed.
One of many divisions being ‘carefully evaluated’ is the Alexa enterprise unit, the report mentioned, quoting folks acquainted with the developments. The enterprise unit, liable for the Alexa voice assistant, employs greater than 10,000 folks, and is a serious recipient of the funding capital.
Nevertheless, in recent times, the Seattle-headquartered firm’s units unit, which incorporates Alexa, has seen an working lack of greater than $5 billion a 12 months, the report mentioned, citing inside paperwork of the Jeff Bezos-founded firm.
“Amazon is optimistic about Alexa’s future in the present day, as we have ever been, and it stays an essential enterprise and space of funding for Amazon,” a spokesperson instructed The Wall Road Journal.
In the meantime, Jamie Zhang, a software program engineer with the Robotics AI division of the world’s largest e-commerce agency, mentioned the complete robotics staff was laid off.
“My 1.5 years at Amazon Robotics AI got here to an finish in a shocking layoff (our complete robotics staff was gone!). For the brand new chapter, I’m open to each native (CO) and US distant alternatives. Referral and direct messages are most welcome!” Zhang’s LinkedIn put up learn.
Final week, staff have been knowledgeable by means of an inside memo that the corporate would freeze hiring in its company workforce to cope with an ‘uncommon macro-economic atmosphere.’