India, Jan. 29 -- Amazon has confirmed it will cut 16,000 jobs globally in a bid to "strengthen the company."

Amazon sent the mail late on Tuesday to employees, including in US, Canada and Costa Rica amid 'rising competition over AI."

Employees in the UK and India also reportedly received emails from the HR chief Beth Galetti mentioning that they will still receive full pay and benefits for 90 days, Business Insider reported.

As per the report, a message was shared with all affected employees, which said that their employment will end after the notification period.

"After a thorough review of our organisation, our priorities, and what we need to focus on going forward, we've made the hard business decision to eliminate some roles acro...