articleThe Brief Amazon announced layoffs of workers in its AW cloud division. Amazon slashed hundreds of jobs in its AWS cloud computing unit. These decisions are necessary as we continue to invest, hire, and optimize resources to deliver innovation for our customers," Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser said in a statement emailed to FOX Television Stations on Friday. Amazon layoffsWhat we know:Some Amazon employees told Reuters they received emails on Thursday morning notifying them they were losing their jobs, and their computers were being deactivated. The Source: Information for this story was provided by a statement from an Amazon spokesperson, Business Insider, Reuters, and the New York Post.