India, July 18 -- Amazon has confirmed a round of layoffs within its Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing division. The company has not disclosed the exact number of employees affected or specific teams impacted by the workforce reduction. its reported that this move follows an internal review of the organisation's strategic priorities and comes as part of a broader trend of restructuring and cost optimisation across the technology sector.

These layoffs seem to occur against a backdrop of slowing growth for AWS. The division's revenue increased by 17% year-on-year to USD 29.27 billion in the first quarter, a deceleration from the 18.9% growth recorded in the previous quarter.

Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser stated, "After a thorou...