Amazon trims back DEI initiatives, latest company to make cuts

Amazon is scaling back on some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, becoming the latest major corporation to make cuts to such initiatives that critics have deemed "woke."

In a message to employees last month, Amazon human resources executive Candi Castleberry announced updates to the company's representation and inclusion efforts, and said the e-commerce giant would be making some changes after spending the past few years "evaluat[ing] their effectiveness."

"We worked...