- Amazon's device unit, which includes Alexa, has had operating losses of $5 billion a year in recent years.Amazon is joining other tech giants like Meta, Twitter, and Microsoft and taking a long, hard look at its least profitable businesses, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.Under its cost-cutting review, which will be led by CEO Andy Jassy, the company will be laser-focused on scaling down its least profitable businesses.According to internal documents reviewed by the WSJ, Amazon's device unit — which includes Alexa — has had operating losses of more than $5 billion a year in recent years.A spokesperson for Amazon told Insider that the company remains "excited" about both its larger businesses and newer initiatives which include Alexa, along with Prime Video, Grocery, Kuiper, and Zoox."