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Amazon slashing 9,000 jobs in second round of layoffs

FILE - The Amazon DTW1 fulfillment center is shown in Romulus, Mich., April 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it would cut 9,000 jobs in its cloud services, advertising and Twitch units, the latest Big Tech company to announce a second round of layoffs in the face of a possible recession.

CEO Andy Jassy said the company had added substantial amount of staff in the past few years, but the uncertain economy has forced it to choose cost and headcount cuts.

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(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel and Sriraj Kalluvila)

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