Amazon has announced another round of job cuts, this time affecting its Selling Partner Services division, after cutting nearly 30,000 jobs in the last six months. The division works closely with millions of third-party merchants on onboarding, logistics and account support. According to a report by Business Insider, a company spokesperson confirmed that the layoffs involve a “small number” of employees. The company’s move will lead to about 30,000 layoffs in October and January, as well as smaller cuts at its robotics division in March.

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“We regularly review our organizations to ensure we are best prepared to achieve our goals,” the spokesperson said. “Following a recent review, we have made the difficult decision to eliminate a relatively small number of roles in our Selling Partner Services team. We do not make decisions like this lightly, and we are committed to supporting affected employees with transitional health care, severance payments and outsourced job placement services.“The latest round of job cuts at Amazon underscores how the e-commerce major is working to reshape its vast retail organization under CEO Andy Jassy, ​​who has emphasized efficiency and cost discipline over the past two years. While the first layoffs were framed as a response to pandemic-era overexpansion, the continued cuts show that Amazon is still fine-tuning the workforce across many businesses.

AI investment and workforce concerns

On one hand, while jobs are being cut, on the other hand, Amazon is also aggressively expanding its AI investments. The company is investing heavily in AI in retail, logistics and advertising. Amazon executives have also asked teams to adopt AI tools to automate routine tasks and streamline operations. Some employees are worried this could lead to further role cuts, a concern Jassie himself acknowledged last year when he said AI could help “reduce” the company’s workforce over time.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tells investors not to be afraid of AI spending

Recently, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that investors should not worry about Amazon’s heavy spending on AI, arguing that it will drive long-term growth. Speaking recently on “Mad Money,” Andy Jassy said the company’s big investment in AI infrastructure is necessary and that’s why investors will be rewarded over time. Jesse described AI as a major turning point in technology. “We believe AI is the biggest technology change in our lifetime,” he said. “It’s going to reshape every customer experience we know and completely new experiences we never even imagined.” Andy Jassy said the scale of Amazon’s investment reflects the size of the opportunity.Amazon said earlier this year that it planned to invest $200 billion in capital spending, primarily focused on AI infrastructure such as data centers. The announcement initially caused concern in the market, with shares falling following the company’s earnings report. However, the stock later recovered and has since hit new highs. Jassi said that when the opportunity is big then such expenditure is necessary. “When you have such a significant shift … you want to bet big,” he said.

KOLKATA: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as Bhawanipur MLA on Wednesday but stressed that he has “not forgotten” Nandigram, the other constituency that sent him to the assembly in the recent elections.Officer who defeated former CM Mamata Banerjee “Nandigram will elect someone else as MLA (in the by-election). I will not let the people there feel the loss in the next five years. I will fulfill all the development promises made to the people of Nandigram along with the rest of the state,” he told reporters at the assembly complex in Bhawanipur.The chief minister, who is a voter from the constituency in East Midnapore district, said, “I have not forgotten Nandigram.”Referring to Firoza Bibi’s tenure as Trinamool Congress MLA from Nandigram from 2009 to 2016, when Adhikari was a prominent leader of that party, he said, “I had provided full support to Firoza Bibi, the mother of a martyr killed in police firing in Nandigram in 2008… I will play a similar role this time too.”Nandigram voters resolved to retain the seat for Suvendu’s candidate.Nandigram: It’s been five decades since a CM has represented the Midnapore constituency, and the people of Nandigram are a little disappointed with CM Suvendu Adhikari choosing Bhawanipur over his old bastion. However, among the people of the constituency, who saw the defeat of then Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the hands of Adhikari in the 2021 elections, there is full confidence in the son of the soil. He has pledged that he will keep the seat for anyone nominated by the officer to represent Nandigram.Adhikari has been Nandigram MLA since 2016. He was the MP of Tamluk in 2009 and 2014. Nandigram is part of the Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency.Raju Mandal, a resident of Boyal in Nandigram, said, “It would have been good if he represented us. But now he is the face of our state. Whatever decision he takes, we are with him. We will keep Nandigram for Dada.”Local BJP leaders said they were sure that the people of Nandigram would bless the representative sent by the officer. Meghnath Pal, Adhikari’s closest aide in Nandigram, said, “We are already prepared for the upcoming elections. There has been change in the state under the leadership of Suvendu Adhikari. He is now the administrative head of the state, the CM. He has responsibilities. We are not at all concerned that he has chosen Bhawanipur constituency instead of Nandigram for his legislative post. Instead, we feel proud as residents of Nandigram.” Many believe that Pal may get the BJP nomination from Nandigram.The officer had promised to build the Haldia-Nandigram bridge. He also promised to build a modern residential English medium school in Gokulnagar. It was also proposed to set up an ITI at Sonachura. On May 6, during his visit after winning the elections, Adhikari had told Nandigram voters, “I will develop Nandigram hospital in such a way that no referral is needed. In six months, I will connect every house with water, which Mamata (Banerjee) did not allow.”

New Delhi: Nine judges Supreme Court On Wednesday, the bench appeared to be in agreement with the government on the narrow scope of judicial review of religious practices and said constitutional courts should be extremely cautious in questioning the collective religious beliefs of a sect.The remarks came from a bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justices BV Nagarathna, MM Sundaresh, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Arvind Kumar, AG Masih, PB Varale, R Mahadevan and J Bagchi when Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said there was a multiplicity of sects and sub-sects with distinct religious practices and rituals, even if they were part of one sect.Mehta said, every sect, sect and sub-sect is entitled to practice its specific rituals and if certain secular activities are associated with these religious practices, then while testing the validity of a law restricting the secular part of that religious activity, the courts should be inclined towards protecting the religious practices while maintaining the identity of the sect, sect or sub-sect.Giving an example for his argument, the SG said, “The right to light ‘diyas’ is undoubtedly a matter of religion. However, if in a particular sect, it is mandatory to light 100 diyas every day, the question would be whether a ban can be imposed by the State limiting the quantity of ghee that can be purchased per day. Although purchase of ghee is a secular activity, it is intrinsically linked to something that is a matter of religion and, therefore, the State. It cannot be interfered with.”Justice Nagarathna and Justice Sundaresh said that they were of the view that constitutional courts should not question the collective religious beliefs of the followers of a sect. Mehta said reforms by a state through legislation should be on constitutional grounds – public order, morality and health.Responding to senior advocate Sanjay Hegde’s stand on rationalists that the right to freedom of conscience and the right to freedom of religion allows a person to “wake up as a Hindu, have lunch as a Muslim and sleep at night as a Christian”, Mehta said that if such a thought comes to a person’s mind, he “needs psychiatric treatment”.The bench reserved its decision on the reference related to the faith versus fundamental rights dispute.

After completing the shooting schedule in Cape Town for Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film King, actress Deepika Padukone returned to Mumbai on Thursday morning, making her first public appearance after announcing her second pregnancy with husband. Ranveer Lion.The actress was spotted at the Mumbai airport in a casual denim-on-denim look, wearing an oversized shirt with matching pants, comfortable shoes and a handbag. With her hair tied back, Deepika looked radiant as she smiled warmly at the paparazzi and happily posed for pictures before heading towards her car. Fans were quick to point out her obvious pregnancy glow in the viral video from the airport.

BTS clip leaked from King

Deepika was in Cape Town shooting for King with Shah Rukh Khan, one of the most awaited films currently in production. While producers have managed to keep most of the details under wraps, leaked behind-the-scenes footage from the South African schedule has been circulating online for the past few days.The viral clip shows Shah Rukh and Deepika filming a romantic song sequence by the sea, complete with a dramatic rocky backdrop and energetic choreography involving background dancers. However, it wasn’t just the chemistry between the actors that caught fans’ attention. Social media users also speculated that Ranveer Singh and the couple’s daughter Dua might have been present on the sets.In one of the clips going viral online, a man can be seen holding a baby in the background, leading fans to wonder if it was Ranveer spending time with daughter Dua while Deepika was filming. However, no official confirmation has been made from the couple.

Ranveer Singh is focusing on becoming a father

Earlier, reports had suggested that Ranveer had deliberately shifted his focus towards family life after Dua’s birth. Reports claim that while Deepika is busy shooting for King in South Africa, Ranveer is taking care of his daughter and spending quality time with her despite his work commitments amid the success of the Dhurandhar franchise. The report further states that with Dua’s arrival, there has been a big change in Ranveer’s priorities and lifestyle.

work front

Meanwhile, King Om will mark another on-screen reunion for Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone after blockbuster films like Shanti Om, Chennai Express, Happy New Year, Pathan and Jawan. The film also stars Suhana Khan, Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee in lead roles and is scheduled to release in Christmas 2026.On the work front, Deepika has also been in the news for talking about work-life balance in the film industry after becoming a mother. Reports had earlier claimed that the actress advocated eight-hour work shifts and stepped away from projects like Prabhas starrer Spirit and the sequel to Kalki’s 2898 AD.Meanwhile, Ranveer is reportedly focusing on Pralay after opting out of Don 3.

president of france Emmanuel Macron He has been embroiled in fresh controversy after a new book claimed that his wife, brigitte macronLast year, during an official visit abroad, he was slapped after allegedly finding flirty messages involving an Iranian-origin actress on his phone.The claims are made in journalist Florian Tardif’s book “An (Almost) Perfect Couple”, which reveals that tensions within the couple increased after Brigitte saw messages allegedly sent between Emmanuel Macron and the actress. Golshifteh Farahani During a visit to Vietnam in May last year.It is being told that the incident occurred when the couple was getting ready to leave their plane in Hanoi. Cameras later showed Brigitte pushing the President and the video went viral online.According to quotes cited by the French newspaper Le Parisien, Brigitte had reportedly read a message from Farahani on her husband’s phone moments before the public exchange. One of the messages reportedly included the line: “I find you very beautiful,” it is said to have been sent by President Macron.Journalist Florian Tardif claimed in an interview that the exchanges were linked to a “spiritual relationship” between the president and the actress.According to Tardif, whose book, “An (Almost) Perfect Couple,” was published on Wednesday, President Macron told Farahani in a message, “I find you very beautiful.”He added, “The French President had an affair with the actress for several months.”According to the book, this situation created tension inside the presidential marriage and contributed to the “slapping” moment on the plane’s stairs that went viral.However, the Elysee (the official residence of the President of France in Paris) has rejected the claims. A representative of Brigitte Macron rejected the allegations and insisted that she would never check her husband’s phone.“Brigitte Macron explicitly denied this account directly to the author on March 5, specifying that she never looks at her husband’s mobile phone,” a representative told Le Parisien.Golshifteh Farahani, who has long faced rumors of an affair with the French president, has also denied any romantic involvement.“I think some people lack love and need to create this kind of romance to fill them. [the void],” she told Le Point in March.Viral footage from Hanoi shows Macron turning towards his wife as she pushes him in the face. He appeared stunned for a while before regaining his composure and greeting the camera.At the time, the Elysée dismissed the incident as minor. A close aide said: “This was the moment when the President and his wife were laughing and relaxing for the last time before the trip began.”Macron himself later described it as flippant behavior and said the reaction had been blown out of proportion to “a kind of planetary catastrophe.”

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MisterBeast recently asked fellow streamer TheBurnPeanut if he would reveal his true face for $1 million, but the creator immediately shot down the idea with a strange response. The moment occurred during TheBurntPeanut’s May 11 livestream and immediately gained attention online due to the streamer’s unusual joke-filled response.TheBurntPeanut has become popular as a VTuber-style creator in the past year, although he calls himself one “Ptuber” Because he appears as the Peanuts character instead of his normal avatar. Since fans have never seen the real person behind Peanuts’ design, many viewers often ask him to show the face. MrBeast decided to bring up the topic during the stream by offering a hypothetical challenge of $1 million.

DabarnnutPeanut jokes about “peeling off the skin” after MisterBeast’s $1 million question

During the livestream, MisterBeast asked Dreamer, “If someone offered you $1 million dollars, would you show your face?” TheBurntPeanut immediately replied jokingly, “this is my face.” MisterBeast continued the joke and then asked if he would “Peel back the peanut shell.”This led to an even funnier response from the producer. DabernutPeanut said, “If someone offered you a million dollars, would you peel the skin off your face?” He then joked that MisterBeast was trying to torture him on the live stream and said that he would not “mutilate” himself for money.The streamer also added an amusing comment about “Peanut People” Have been tortured for a very long time. Many viewers found the interaction funny and clips of the moment quickly spread across social media platforms.Like many creators who hide their real identity online, TheBurntPeanut has already faced several rumors from fans. However, none of those alleged images or leaks have been confirmed by the streamer itself.Some online creators have finally shown their true faces after hiding them for years. Others revealed themselves briefly and later began again using masks or virtual characters.However, for now, it seems TheBurntPeanut has no plans to leave his Peanuts character behind, even if someone offered him millions of dollars.