Amazon to Cut 16,000 Jobs, Adds 500+ Ozempic Kiosks as Content Spend Rises 20%
Amazon is cutting 16,000 roles in Singapore as it scales back its fresh food operations and has equipped over 500 pharmacy kiosks for same-day delivery of the new Ozempic pill. It raised its French content budget by 20% and joined Anthropic’s $200 billion AI compute expansion.
1. Job Cuts in Singapore
Amazon announced a reduction of 16,000 roles in Singapore as it pulls back from its underperforming online fresh grocery business. The cuts target warehouse, logistics and support functions to streamline operations and improve profitability in the region.
2. Pharmacy Kiosks and Ozempic Delivery
Over 500 Amazon pharmacy kiosks have been activated nationwide to offer same-day delivery of the new Ozempic pill, expanding the company’s prescription drug distribution network. This marks Amazon’s first rollout of a GLP-1 medication through its retail and logistics channels.
3. Boost in French Content Investment
The company increased its French-language content budget by 20%, allocating additional resources to original series and film production. This move aims to strengthen Amazon’s Prime Video subscriber growth across European markets.
4. Partnership with Anthropic on AI Compute
Amazon joined Anthropic’s $200 billion commitment to expand global artificial intelligence compute capacity, leveraging its AWS infrastructure. The collaboration will support large-scale model training and inference workloads, reinforcing Amazon’s leadership in cloud-based AI services.