Elon Musk cut 14,000+ employees (10%+ of global workforce), pivoting from EV cost battles toward autonomous vehicles and AI robotaxi. 'It is extremely important to look at every aspect of the company for cost reductions and increasing productivity... we are developing some of the most revolutionary technologies in AI.' Two senior execs (SVP Drew Baglino, VP Rohan Patel) also departed.

Hundreds cut from AWS sales, marketing, and tech development for physical retail as Amazon scaled back Just Walk Out technology.