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The Tech Industry’s Epic Two-Year Run Sputters

Amazon’s warehousing capacity now has exceeded its demand, according to company executives.  REUTERS

The technology industry, which powered the U.S. economy during the pandemic and grew at tremendous scale during a decade of ultralow interest rates, is confronting one of the most punishing stretches in years.

Global powerhouses and fledgling startups are feeling pain from a variety of economic, industry and market factors, spawning postpandemic turbulence in e-commerce, digital advertising, electric vehicles, ride-hailing and other segments.

Companies that emerged as job-creating juggernauts in the past two years — collectively adding hundreds of thousands of workers to their payrolls in engineering, warehouse and delivery…

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