Amazon execs say layoffs are part of turning the company into the 'world's largest startup,' leaked memos show

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy waving from Allen & Co.'s Sun Valley tech conference

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• Amazon is cutting 16,000 corporate jobs.
• Internal memos show how some Amazon executives are communicating about the layoffs.
• The memos include identical language about becoming the "world's largest startup."

Internal memos from Amazon executives explained the company's decision to lay off 16,000 corporate workers as necessary to become the "world's largest...