Amazon Lays Off Thousands of Employees Through Early-Morning Text Messages Amid AI-Driven Restructuring

Oct 29, 2025 03:31 pm CST

Thousands of Amazon employees received unexpected termination notices via text messages early Tuesday morning as part of the company's 14,000-position cut to focus on AI innovation. Despite strong business performance, the tech giant joins Microsoft and Meta in reducing workforce while expanding artificial intelligence capabilities, offering affected employees 90 days of pay plus severance packages.