Amazon is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the ecommerce company in three months. The tech giant has said it plans to use generative artificial intelligence to replace corporate workers. Getty Images Getty Images loading...Get our free mobile appThe latest reductions follow a round of job cuts in October, when Amazon said it was laying off 14,000 workers. The layoffs announced Wednesday are Amazon’s biggest since 2023, when the company cut 27,000 jobs. Meanwhile, Amazon and other Big Tech and retail companies have cut thousands of jobs to bring spending back in line following the COVID-19 pandemic.