"Freeing up"
A new euphemism for technology-borne redundancy comes to us courtesy of those lovable practitioners of tax efficiency
at Amazon: freeing up
. The company's trialling humanoid robots to automate its operations and further reduce costs.
Amazon said the move was about "freeing employees up to better deliver for our customers".
Shiona McCallum and Chris Vallance, technology reporters, BBC News
And, as I've noted before, shonky fan fiction; megayachts; and humbling disproportionate wealth don't just pay for themselves, y'know.