Amazon CEO unveils 55,000 tech jobs in first hiring push under his watch

Amazon's new hires would represent a 20% increase in tech and corporate staff, who currently number 275,000

Amazon.com Inc is planning to hire 55,000 people for corporate and technology roles globally in the coming months, Chief Executive Andy Jassy told Reuters.
 

That's equal to more than a third of Google's headcount as of June 30, and close to all of Facebook's.
 

Jassy, in his first press interview since he ascended to Amazon's top post in July, said the company needed more firepower to keep up with demand in retail, the cloud and advertising, among other businesses. He said the company's new bet to launch satellites into orbit to widen broadband access, called Project Kuiper, would require a