Amazon layoffs, March 5 -- Tech giant Amazon has again exercised a layoff round this week, this time in its robotics division, Business Insider reported.

The latest Amazon layoffs in a sweeping cost-reduction effort came on Tuesday as the company's Robotics VP Scott Dresser made the announcement in a message that was accessed by Business Insider, it reported.

It was not clear how many employees were shown the pink slips in the latest round of Amazon layoffs.

Dresser told employees that the decision was "difficult but necessary", while stressing that robotics remains a "strategic priority" at a time when Amazon restructures and organises certain efforts.

The latest decision underscores the fact that Amazon is still cutting out jobs eve...