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Amazon engineers expressed anger over mass layoffs occurring simultaneously with the company's significant investment in AI infrastructure, including data centers. This sentiment was voiced at a Seattle City Council meeting where officials voted to temporarily halt new mega data center developments. Amazon has already laid off over 30,000 corporate employees since October. AI
IMPACT Highlights potential friction between AI investment and workforce management, and local regulatory responses to AI infrastructure growth.