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Amazon cuts hundreds of jobs in cloud business

Amazon Web Services represents 14% of the firm's overall revenue but the firm is shifting strategies.

"These decisions are difficult but necessary as we continue to invest, hire, and optimize resources to deliver innovation for our customers", an AWS spokesperson told the BBC. The firm also said "it will continue to hire and grow, especially in core areas of our business", adding that there are thousands of jobs available and it is working to find internal opportunities for employees whose roles are affected. Amazon has been focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) through AWS, including investing in safety and research start-up, Anthropic, last month.

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