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British American Tobacco cuts 9.000 jobs

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British American Tobacco is a big company. The short name is BAT. The company makes cigarettes like Lucky Strike. Now the company cuts many jobs.

By the end of the year 9.000 jobs end. That is almost every 5th job. 5.500 people lose their work now.

The company also outsources 3.500 jobs. That means: Other firms do these tasks. The jobs stay in the USA.

BAT wants to save much money. The company saves 600 million pounds by 2028. The company wants to be modern.

Fewer people smoke normal cigarettes. BAT now sells new products. These are e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches.

The boss of BAT is Tadeu Marroco. He wants to use more technology. He wants to use Artificial Intelligence. The company prepares for the future.

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Definitions

Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence are computer programs. These programs learn like humans. They solve problems.
Outsource
Outsource means a firm gives tasks to another firm. The own employees do not do this work.
Company
A company is a group of big firms. They work together.

People

Tadeu Marroco
Tadeu Marroco is the boss of the big tobacco company British American Tobacco.

Locations

USA
A big country in North America.

Sources

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