Amazon is laying off 16,000 employees as AI battle intensifies; El Paso not impacted

Update (1:14 PM): Officials say that the layoffs will not impact any workers in the El Paso area.

New York (CNN) — Amazon is laying off 16,000 employees, the company’s second round of large-scale job reductions in three months as it fights to improve its standing in the battle for AI supremacy.

In a blog post Wednesday, the company said it needed to reduce red tape to increase its decision-making speed…

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