Amazon lays off several hundred workers in cloud computing unit

Amazon said on Wednesday that it is laying off several hundred workers in its cloud computing unit, AWS. AWS, a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms, cut a few hundred roles in its sales, marketing, global services division and physical stores technology team, according to Reuters.An AWS spokesperson told Reuters that the cuts were implemented after it "identified a few targeted areas" that it needed to "streamline."  FOX Business reached out to Amazon for comment. LAYOFFS ...