SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Amazon (AMZN.O) on Tuesday appeared to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs planned for Wednesday morning by sending a commiseration email and team-wide meeting invitation hours early.

Amazon accidentally emailed AWS employees about 30,000 corporate job cuts planned for Wednesday across cloud, retail and HR divisions.

An accidental email has reignited layoff fears at #Amazon, spooking employees across #AWS, Retail and #PrimeVideo. The cost-cutting drive is also casting a shadow over The #WashingtonPost, where journalists fear similar trims under owner #JeffBezos. By: @Shilparanipeta |… pic.twitter.com/M3nPhrN4cK — CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18News) January 28, 2026

AWS is Amazon's cloud services division. It's the largest cloud company in the world, with 29% of the global market share, according to Statista. However, the competition is making strong headway, and Microsoft and Alphabet are both growing their businesses quickly.

Nationwide will have access to artificial intelligence-powered tools to help staff in their everyday interactions with its members.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a massive outage Monday morning, taking down hundreds of popular websites and apps worldwide. The disruption impacted platforms like Snapchat, Venmo, Reddit, and government portals, leaving millions unable to access ...

AWS services director and sales leader Bryan Davis leaves Amazon Web Services as a top North American executive to join Ab Initio Software.