AP Spotlight Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs in its latest round of layoffs The Associated Press Jan 28, 2026 Jan 28, 2026 Updated Mar 6, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Amazon is slashing about 16,000 jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the e-commerce company in three months.kAm%96 E649 8:2?E 92D D2:5 :E A=2?D E@ FD6 86?6C2E:G6 2CE:7:4:2= :?E6==:86?46 E@ C6A=246 4@CA@C2E6 H@C<6CD] xE 92D 2=D@ 366? C65F4:?8 2 H@C<7@C46 E92E DH6==65 5FC:?8 E96 A2?56>:4]k^AmkAmq6E9 v2=6EE:[ 2 D6?:@C G:46 AC6D:56?E 2E p>2K@?[ D2:5 :? 2 3=@8 A@DE (65?6D52J E92E E96 4@>A2?J 92D 366? QC65F4:?8 =2J6CD[ :?4C62D:?8 @H?6CD9:A[ 2?5 C6>@G:?8 3FC62F4C24J]Qk^Am People walk out of an Amazon Go store in Seattle, March 4, 2020. Ted S. Warren, Associated Press kAm%96 =2E6DE C65F4E:@?D 7@==@H 2 C@F?5 @7 ;@3 4FED :? ~4E@36C[ H96? p>2K@? D2:5 :E H2D =2J:?8 @77 `c[___ H@C<6CD] (9:=6 D@>6 p>2K@? 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Business How Americans are using AI at work, according to a new Gallup poll MATT O'BRIEN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press
An AI bot is running a retail store. Is this the future? A new store in San Francisco has human employees, but they're not the ones making the decisions. An AI bot named Luna is the boss.
The quiet way grocery brands charge you more for less The average family of four spends $741 more a year than in 2020 for the same groceries; $41 of that hike is due to package-size decreases.
The penny is already dead. Could the nickel be next to go? The government lost about $18 million minting pennies in 2024. On nickels, it lost $85 million.
Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data Meta said the purpose was to improve the company's AI models in areas where they struggle to replicate how humans interact with computers.
Trump hosts crypto contest winners at Mar-a-Lago as his coin languishes The gala took place as scrutiny of the Trump family’s broader crypto ventures intensified, with Democratic leaders calling for investigations.
