WSJ Tech News Briefing TNB Tech Minute: Amazon to Lay Off Another 16,000 Corporate Employees
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Jan 28, 2026 Christoph Beck, Chairman and CEO of Ecolab, speaks about water-efficiency and sustainability for data centers and industrial operations. He highlights innovations and strategies for reducing water use. Short, concrete conversations cover practical approaches and industry implications.
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Prioritize Water Efficiency In Data Centers
- Data centers powering AI demand more energy and water, creating sustainability challenges operators must address.
- Christoph Beck suggests focusing on using water effectively and safeguarding it for future generations.
Amazon Further Reduces Corporate Workforce
- Amazon is cutting about 16,000 more corporate roles as part of a broader plan to slim operations after earlier layoffs of roughly 14,000 employees.
- The company frames the moves as streamlining operations and reducing bureaucracy to improve efficiency.
ASML Sees Record Orders, Still Plans Job Cuts
- ASML logged record quarterly orders of about $15.85 billion, signaling strong chipmaking investment tied to AI demand.
- Despite booming orders, ASML plans to cut roughly 1,700 tech and IT jobs even as sales grow.