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Amazon is cutting 16,000 jobs as it seeks to expand artificial intelligence

An Amazon delivery worker sorts packages for delivery in New York City’s Financial District, October 11, 2022. (Reuters/Brendan McDiarmid)

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Amazon eliminates 16,000 jobs as part of its effort to invest in artificial intelligence and remove “bureaucracy.”
– Uber unveils a new automated taxi without a driver behind the wheel
– A former Google engineer was convicted of stealing artificial intelligence secrets from Chinese companies

Huge Sale: Amazon said Wednesday it would do so He cut nearly 16,000 innings across the company as part of a regulatory reform that aims to “reduce classes, increase ownership, and remove bureaucracy”, while continuing to invest heavily in areas such as artificial intelligence.

Your new journey: Uber is getting closer to offering rides with No one is behind the wheel. The company recently unveiled a new robotaxi and confirmed that self-tests are already underway on public roads in the San Francisco Bay Area. While the car debuted earlier this month at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show, the bigger story now is what happens after the show.

Lucid, Nuro and Uber unveil robotaxis at CES in Las Vegas

Lucid, Nuro and Uber unveil a robotaxi during Nvidia Live at CES 2026 ahead of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 5, 2026. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

Technology theft: A federal jury has found a former Google engineer guilty of a crime Stealing AI trade secrets and spying for Chinese technology companies, ending a high-profile trial in Silicon Valley.

Fido’s older brother: Tuya Smart has just introduced Aura, its first AI-powered companion A robot made for pets. Aura is designed specifically for domestic cats and dogs, with AI trained to recognize their behaviors, movements and vocal cues. The idea behind Aura is simple. Pets need more than just food bowls and cameras. They need attention, interaction and reassurance.

Big progress: What happens when AI moves from drawing pictures to designing homes? This question is no longer theoretical. At the Utzon Center in Denmark, Ai-Da Robot, the world’s first hyper-realistic robot artist, has made history as The first humanoid robot To design a building.

A man faces off with real-life “robot” artist “Ai-Da” using artificial intelligence at a stage during the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva on May 30, 2024. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)

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