Yesterday, Amazon cut its head count by sixteen thousand employees.

KUOW’s AI and Economy reporter Monica Nickelsburg will explain what this means about the company’s future plans and how it might affect us here in Seattle.

You can find more of Monica's reporting on the latest episode of Booming.

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Yesterday, Amazon cut its head count by sixteen thousand employees.
KUOW&rsquo;s AI and Economy reporter Monica Nickelsburg will explain what this means about the company&rsquo;s future plans and how it might affect us here in Seattle.
You can find more of Monica's reporting on the <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/amazon-lays-off-thousands-of-employees-in-major-reduction-of-force">latest episode of Booming</a>.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.
Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org">seattlenow@kuow.org</a>, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or<a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback"> leave us feedback online</a>.

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Yesterday, Amazon cut its head count by sixteen thousand employees.  KUOW’s AI and Economy reporter Monica Nickelsburg will explain what this means about the company’s future plans and how it might affect us here in Seattle.