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Amazon Engineers Protest AI Data Centers at Seattle Council as Layoffs Hit 30,000
Amazon engineers spoke out at a Seattle City Council meeting against the company's $200B AI infrastructure spend while it cuts ~30,000 jobs; the council unanimously passed a proposal limiting new mega data center developments for a year. The episode crystallizes tension between the four hyperscalers' combined ~$700B 2026 capex and simultaneous workforce reductions. It's a rare case of insider workers publicly opposing their employer's AI strategy.
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