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Amazon to Cut 16,000 Jobs; Plane Crash in Colombia Kills 15
Amazon confirmed it will cut 16,000 jobs globally, hours after an email regarding the redundancies was mistakenly sent to staff, according to the BBC. The cuts are part of an effort to "strengthen the company," and will affect employees in the US, Canada, and Costa Rica. The announcement followed an earlier statement by Amazon regarding plans to "remove bureaucracy" at the firm. Beth Galetti, senior vice president of people experience and technology at Amazon, said on Wednesday that the company was not planning to make "br"
In other news, a passenger plane crashed in northern Colombia, killing all 15 people on board, state-run airline Satena confirmed. The Beechcraft 1900 aircraft "suffered a fatal accident," according to a statement from the airline. The wreckage was located in a mountainous area. Flight NSE 8849 took off from an unspecified location and lost contact 11 minutes before its scheduled landing in Ocaña, near the Venezuelan border, at 12:05 local time (17:05 GMT) on Wednesday, Satena reported. The official passenger list included lawmaker Diogenes Quintero Amaya and Carlos Salcedo, a candidate in upcoming congressional elections.
Meanwhile, in Europe, at least five people died after Storm Kristin hit central and northern Portugal, causing flooding, landslides, and widespread damage. The Portuguese government described the storm as an "extreme climactic event," which shuttered schools, damaged buildings, and severely disrupted travel. In Figueira da Foz, a Ferris wheel overturned and several vehicles were hit when part of a roof was torn from a building. Portugal has experienced a series of storms in recent days, including one over the weekend that resulted in a fatality when a man's car was swept away in floods.
In the United Kingdom, driverless taxis may launch as soon as September, according to Waymo, the US driverless car firm. Waymo hopes to operate a robotaxi service in London. The UK government plans to change regulations in the second half of 2026 to enable driverless taxis, but has not provided a specific date. A pilot service will launch in April. Local Transport Minister Lilian Greenwood stated, "We're supporting Waymo and other operators through our passenger pilots, and pro-innovation regulations to make self-driving cars a reality on British roads."
Finally, Starbucks has scrapped a $250,000 cap on its chief executive's use of the company jet for personal travel, citing security concerns. Brian Niccol, the Starbucks chief executive, uses the jet to commute from his family home in Newport Beach, California, to the company's headquarters in Seattle. Starbucks stated the cap was lifted after a security review recommended Niccol use the jet for all air travel due to increased media attention and "credible threat actors." Until September, Niccol's personal use of the plane was limited to the annual cap, after which he was required to reimburse the company.
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