The direct action taken by companies to cut jobs, for different reasons, may act as a warning that a snowball effect could be in the works.

On Tuesday, October 28, word spread like wildfire that Amazon was initiating a huge number of layoffs. While Amazon's Senior Vice President of People, Experience and Technology Beth Galetti said the decision would impact roughly 14,000 employees, insiders told national news outlets that number could be more than doubled.

Following its latest mass layoff announcement, Amazon is shifting away from game development and ending support for New World.

Amid sweeping layoffs that began throughout ecommerce giant Amazon Tuesday, the company is making "significant" changes to its video games business.

On social media and elsewhere, impacted employees and others reacted to Amazon's decision to cut 14,000 corporate and tech workers across numerous divisions.

Amazon’s 30,000 job cuts show even giants aren’t immune to today’s retail pressures: efficiency, automation, and consumer caution now define the new marketplace.

More names are starting to emerge of Amazon MGM Studios executives affected by the sweeping companywide layoffs today. They include Nathan Kitada, Senior Creative Executive, Tentpole & Universe Development.

Amazon announced Tuesday that it plans to cut 14,000 corporate jobs as part of a broader effort to become leaner in an era shaped by AI.