Amazon (AMZN) Lays Off 30,000 While Spending $200 Billion on AI

Amazon (AMZN) has laid off 30,000 corporate employees in the last eight months while reportedly planning to spend $200 billion on capital expenditures this year, primarily on AI and data centers. This decision has raised concerns among employees, prompting some to advocate for regulatory measures on new AI data centers in Seattle. The Seattle City Council has approved a one-year moratorium on such facilities to assess the impact. Despite the layoffs, the overall spending in the tech sector on AI infrastructure is estimated at $700 billion this year among major companies including Microsoft and Google.