2025 tech layoffs: Amazon, Microsoft, Google fuel job fears

22-Jul-2025

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Amazon has laid off a huge chunk of its employees from its AWS cloud division. The exact number remains uncertain, reported Reuters.

Other tech giants like Microsoft, Google, Intel and Meta also joins the trail.

The year 2025 was supposed to be a new chapter. A time when artificial intelligence promised smarter work, faster growth, and a better future.But for tens of thousands of workers across the world, it has meant sleepless nights, and uncertain futures. From the glass towers of Microsoft in Redmond to Intel’s chip plants in Oregon, from Amazon’s cloud hubs in Hyderabad to Disney offices in Mumbai - Job loss has turned into a global layoff wave. 

All of these layoffs have one thing in common - the revolution of artificial intelligence. Instead of using human-intensive procedures and traditional hierarchies, businesses are opting for automation, machine learning, and leaner digital-first approaches.