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Amazon cuts more jobs, in devices unit, after flurry of product rollouts

Reuters

By Greg ‌Bensinger

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Amazon cut ​jobs ‌on Wednesday in its ‌devices and services unit after weeks of ‌product rollouts including new Kindle e-readers and tablet computers.

The company confirmed the ⁠cuts after a ‌Reuters inquiry. "We've made ⁠the difficult decision to ​eliminate a small number of roles," a ​spokesperson said without ​elaborating.

The ‌layoffs will help the company "operate ​more efficiently ⁠and better align ‌with our ​product roadmap," the ​spokesperson said. Amazon on Wednesday also announced a new Alexa-powered alarm ‌clock and photo frame.

Earlier this month, Amazon ‌pared ​about 1,000 jobs in its core retail division.

(Reporting by Greg Bensinger; ‌Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)