Amazon announced Tuesday it will eliminate approximately 14,000 corporate positions as part of a companywide effort to streamline operations, reduce layers of management and focus on strategic priorities.

The job cuts at Amazon were announced Tuesday and account for 4% of the online retail company’s corporate workforce.

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Amazon is cutting thousands of corporate jobs, with early and mid-level managers in its US retail division hit hardest. This move aims to reduce bureaucracy and boost AI investments. Employees anticipate more job reductions at Amazon Web Services next year.

The company didn’t say how many video-game jobs will be cut, but noted in a memo Tuesday that “significant role reductions” would fall on its offices in Irvine and San Diego, as well as its central publishing division.

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