Amazon engineer reportedly at Seattle City Council hearing: Leaders at my company have laid off 30,000 employees and are …

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Amazon employees criticized the company’s aggressive spending on AI infrastructure during a Seattle City Council hearing. They argued that Big Tech is pouring massive capital into data centers while cutting large numbers of jobs. The council responded by approving a one-year ban on local data center construction so it can create environmental and zoning rules. Amazon said it has no plans to build data centers inside Seattle city limits and that it is working to improve water and energy efficiency. The story highlights the growing tension between AI expansion, labor impacts, and local regulation.

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