Internal memo: Amazon will cut 'several hundred' Alexa jobs as it ends unspecified initiatives

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Amazon will eliminate several hundred roles in its Alexa division as part of a broader shift in priorities and a focus on developing new forms of artificial intelligence, according to an internal memo obtained by GeekWire.

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