Amazon accidentally emailed AWS employees about 30,000 corporate job cuts planned for Wednesday across cloud, retail and HR divisions.

Amazon mistakenly sent email to cloud employees about upcoming layoffs amidst efforts to streamline operations.

An accidental email has reignited layoff fears at #Amazon, spooking employees across #AWS, Retail and #PrimeVideo. The cost-cutting drive is also casting a shadow over The #WashingtonPost, where journalists fear similar trims under owner #JeffBezos. By: @Shilparanipeta |… pic.twitter.com/M3nPhrN4cK — CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18News) January 28, 2026

An internal email at Amazon Web Services (AWS), reportedly sent in error, has reignited concerns that the US technology giant may be preparing another major round of job cuts.

Amazon accidentally sent a layoff email titled “Project Dawn” to AWS staff, then recalled it, sparking confusion as the tech giant prepares fresh job cuts.

Amazon said on Wednesday it was cutting 16,000 jobs worldwide in the second major round of layoffs at the company in three months, as it restructures after pandemic-era over-hiring and expands the adoption of artificial intelligence tools.

Amazon is eliminating 16,000 positions, company officials said Wednesday, just months after announcing job cuts affecting 14,000 roles in October. This new round of layoffs was a way to "strengthen our organization by reducing layers,