The Latest Breaking News from Andy Jassy

A group of Amazon employees supporting Andy Jassy’s return to office policy created a rival Slack channel that pushes back against remote-work fans

Amazon has closed its $3.9 billion acquisition of the primary care organization One Medical

Citing the benefits of in-person collaboration, Amazon’s CEO says employees are to return to office at least three days a week starting May 1.

The boss at the online giant said it is a "really difficult time" but insisted the company's best days are "unquestionably" ahead.

When their phone pinged with a meeting reminder in January, one former Amazon employee was confused. The company had let them go four days earlier — yet they were still getting invitations to new meetings.

The year ahead will be all about refocusing on priorities for tech giants.

Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc, technology bellwethers with a combined market value approaching $5 trillion, posted results Thursday that show an economic slowdown is throttling demand for electronics, e-commerce, cloud computing and digital advertising — mainstays of the global tech economy.

In a year that ended with drastic cost-cutting measures — from ending experimental projects to cutting 18,000 jobs — Amazon reported a net loss of $2.7 billion.

Amazon says it's cutting jobs because of aggressive hiring during the pandemic. But Amazon is still actively trying to fill hundreds of open jobs.