Amazon to cut another 9,000 jobs

Online retail elephantine Amazon plans to chopped different 9,000 jobs arsenic it seeks to prevention costs.

The firm, which employs 1.5 cardinal radical worldwide, said the cuts would autumn chiefly successful areas including unreality computing and advertising.

It did not accidental which countries would beryllium affected but said the positions would beryllium closed successful the adjacent fewer weeks.

Boss Andy Jassy said it was a "difficult decision" but it would beryllium champion for the institution successful the agelong term.

The steadfast already axed 18,000 jobs successful January.

Mr Jassy said that successful caller years, astir areas of Amazon's concern had been adding roles.

"However, fixed the uncertain system successful which we reside, and the uncertainty that exists successful the adjacent future, we person chosen to beryllium much streamlined successful our costs and headcount," helium continued.

Like galore tech giants, Amazon saw income roar during the pandemic erstwhile customers were stuck astatine home.

But much precocious its income person slowed down arsenic consumers walk little owed to the outgo of surviving crisis.

Other companies, including Google and Facebook-owner Meta, person been grappling with however to equilibrium cost-cutting measures with the request to stay competitive.

Last week Meta, which besides owns Instagram and WhatsApp, announced plans to chopped 10,000 jobs.

Mr Jassy said it is "never easy" to suffer employees, adding: "To those yet impacted by these reductions, I privation to convey you for the enactment you person done connected behalf of customers and the company."

Another country that volition spot cuts is Twitch, a livestreaming level for contented including gaming and music.

It comes days aft Emmett Shear announced helium would beryllium stepping down arsenic Twitch's main enforcement serviceman aft 16 years successful post.

Amazon bought Twitch for $1bn (£1.5bn) successful 2014.