India, Oct. 28 -- Amazon will begin a major round of layoffs this week that could affect approximately 30,000 corporate employees in several divisions. The move marks the company's largest workforce reduction to date as it restructures operations to align with the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI).

According to internal sources, employees will receive official notifications via email starting Tuesday morning. The job cuts will affect nearly every business unit, including cloud computing, devices, communications, and retail operations. Amazon has declined to comment on the reports.

The company currently employs around 350,000 people in corporate roles and 1.54 million globally when including warehouse and logistics staff. Since...