Amazon announced Tuesday that it plans to cut 14,000 corporate jobs as part of a broader effort to become leaner in an era shaped by AI.

Aug 27 (Reuters) - Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab will extend its corporate staff programs, including pay structure and benefits, to U.S. corporate employees at its Whole Foods chain of supermarkets, aiming to integrate its grocery businesses more closely.

Impacted employees will receive 90 days of pay, benefits, and a severance package, according to an email seen by Business Insider.

Amazon is increasing the average pay of its fulfillment and transportation employees to more than $23 per hour, an annual increase of $1,600 on average. This comes as the e-commerce giant announced it will invest more than $1 billion to raise pay and lower ...

The effort is part of a broader hiring push by the e-commerce giant to add 250,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal roles across the U.S.

Just one week after a report that Amazon wanted to replace 75% of its workforce with robots, the online retail giant has announced that it is laying off 14,000 employees to reduce "bureaucracy" and invest in "our biggest bets" -- namely,