Amazon is cutting 16,000 jobs globally as it focuses on artificial intelligence investments. The cuts aim to reduce bureaucracy and affect nearly 10% of Amazon's 350,000 office jobs. Photo / Matthias Balk, AFPAmazon is cutting 16,000 jobs globally as it focuses on artificial intelligence investments. The cuts aim to reduce bureaucracy and affect nearly 10% of Amazon's 350,000 office jobs. Photo / Matthias Balk, AFPUS online retail and cloud computing giant Amazon has said it will cut 16,000 jobs worldwide as the company tries to streamline amid its major push into AI.