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Amazon Cuts Hundreds , of Cloud Computing Jobs.<br/>An Amazon Web Services (AWS) <br/>spokesperson issued a statement about <br/>the job cuts on April 3, CNBC reports. .<br/>We’ve identified a few targeted areas of <br/>the organization we need to streamline <br/>in order to continue focusing our efforts <br/>on the key strategic areas that we <br/>believe will deliver maximum impact, AWS spokesperson, via statement.<br/>We didn’t make these decisions <br/>lightly, and we’re committed <br/>to supporting the employees <br/>throughout their transition to new <br/>roles in and outside of Amazon, AWS spokesperson, via statement.<br/>Cuts are being made to the store technology division “as a result of a broader strategic shift in the use of some applications in Amazon’s owned as well as in third-party stores,” the spokesperson said.<br/>The layoffs come after Amazon announced that it was ending its Just Walk Out technology in Fresh stores.<br/>The cashierless technology is overseen <br/>by teams within the AWS unit. .<br/>Beginning in 2022, Amazon started <br/>its largest layoffs in history by letting <br/>go of 27,000 roles company-wide. .<br/>So far in 2024, the retail behemoth has cut jobs at Audible, Buy with Prime, Prime Video, MGM Studios and Twitch, CNBC reports. .<br/>This latest round of cuts will <br/>allow U.S. employees to collect pay <br/>and benefits for a minimum of 60 days.<br/>They will also be offered a severance package.