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Amazon Confirms 16,000 Job Cuts After Accidental Email; Other News Includes Attack on US Congresswoman and AI Training
Amazon confirmed it would cut 16,000 jobs globally, hours after an email detailing the layoffs was mistakenly sent to staff, according to the BBC. The cuts are part of an effort to "strengthen the company" and "remove bureaucracy," Beth Galetti, senior vice president of people experience and technology at Amazon, said on Wednesday.
The email, seen by the BBC, indicated that employees in the U.S., Canada, and Costa Rica were affected. The message was quickly cancelled after being shared in error.
In other news, U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was attacked at a town hall event in Minneapolis on Tuesday. According to Minneapolis police, an audience member sprayed liquid at her using a syringe. Omar was uninjured and continued speaking. "I'm ok. I'm a survivor so this small agitator isn't going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don't let bullies win," she wrote on X. Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, has been charged with third-degree assault in connection with the incident. The liquid had a sour smell similar to a chemical product, according to a BBC journalist who was present.
Also in Minneapolis, the government of Ecuador condemned what it described as an attempt by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent to enter the Ecuadorian consulate. According to a statement by Ecuador's foreign ministry, the agent was prevented from gaining access by consular officials who acted "to guarantee the protection of the Ecuadoreans who were inside the consulate at the time." Ecuador filed an official complaint.
Meanwhile, the UK government launched a series of free AI training courses designed to help adults learn how to use the technology at work, the BBC reported. The online lessons offer advice on prompting chatbots and using them for administrative tasks. The government aims to reach 10 million workers by 2030, calling it the most ambitious training scheme since the launch of the Open University in 1971. However, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) warned that workers would need more than just basic chatbot prompting skills to adapt to the growth of AI.
Finally, Do No Harm, a nonprofit organization, challenged a widely cited study claiming racially diverse medical facilities improve outcomes for Black patients, Fox News reported. The organization argued the research was being used to justify race-based Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies despite failing to prove its central claim.
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