Twitch is laying off more than 400 people.
Being"leaner"—a word also used by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg last week—is bad news for the thousands of people left unemployed, but good news for shareholders:"I remain very optimistic about the future and the myriad of opportunities we have, both in our largest businesses, Stores and AWS, and our newer customer experiences and businesses in which we’re investing," Jassy said.
Clancy, the CEO of Twitch, shared similar sentiments in his own statement."Millions of streamers choose Twitch every day to build and engage with their communities," he wrote."I and the rest of the leadership team are confident that we have big opportunities ahead to support you and grow Twitch. Our singular focus has always been on inspiring, growing and sustaining our streamers globally, and that will never change.
The timing of the announcement will no doubt raise some eyebrows: Clance took over as CEO of Twitch just last week, following the.
Jassy said the layoffs at Amazon will take place"in the next few weeks," after the company has finalized its decisions on who's being let go.Sign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors.Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors
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