AP Spotlight Amazon cuts 14,000 corporate jobs as spending on artificial intelligence accelerates MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press Oct 28, 2025 Oct 28, 2025 Updated Jan 20, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence while cutting costs elsewhere.kAm%62>D 2?5 :?5:G:5F2=D :>A24E65 3J E96 ;@3 4FED H:== 36 ?@E:7:65 @? %F6D52J] |@DE H@C<6CD H:== 36 8:G6? h_ 52JD E@ =@@< 7@C 2 ?6H A@D:E:@? :?E6C?2==J[ q6E9 v2=6EE:[ $6?:@C ':46 !C6D:56?E @7 !6@A=6 tIA6C:6?46 2?5 %649?@=@8J 2E p>2K@?[ HC@E6 :? 2 =6EE6C E@ 6>A=@J66D @? %F6D52J] %9@D6 H9@ 42?VE 7:?5 2 ?6H C@=6 2E E96 4@>A2?J @C H9@ @AE ?@E E@ =@@< 7@C @?6 H:== 36 AC@G:565 EC2?D:E:@?2= DFAA@CE :?4=F5:?8 D6G6C2?46 A2J[ @FEA=246>6?E D6CG:46D 2?5 962=E9 :?DFC2?46 36?67:ED]k^Am kAmp>2K@? 92D 23@FE bd_[___ 4@CA@C2E6 6>A=@J66D 2?5 2 E@E2= H@C<7@C46 @7 2AAC@I:>2E6=J `]de >:==:@?] %96 4FED 2??@F?465 %F6D52J 2>@F?E E@ 23@FE 2 cT C65F4E:@? :? :ED 4@CA@C2E6 H@C<7@C46]k^Am People are also reading… Franklin County leaned overwhelmingly against redistricting as vote passed statewide Franklin County man sentenced in fatal Henry County crash State bar suspends Rocky Mount mayor Holland Perdue's law license Products at 3 Rocky Mount vape shops seized for possibly illegal THC amounts Judge reinstates Martinsville's mayor, delays hearing Why Franklin County increased its real estate tax by 4 cents Franklin County residents push back on proposed tax increases, zoning changes Osprey races, Earth Day cleanup set for Smith Mountain Lake State Park Virginia budget leaders look for $1.6 billion from data centers Richmond judge dismisses Republican bid to block new maps Rocky Mount keeps tax rates level, but service rates will increase Monte Coleman, a mainstay of Washington's Super Bowl teams, dead at 68 The Michael Jackson movie leaves out his accusers. 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