QUICK HITS

1 Amazon is laying off hundreds in its health care operation:

Amazon.com Inc. is laying off hundreds of employees in its health care division, stepping up an ongoing campaign to trim costs. The job cuts will impact “a few hundred roles” between the One Medical chain of doctors offices Amazon acquired last year and the company’s online pharmacy operation, Neil Lindsay, chief of Amazon Health Services, said in a note to employees Tuesday.

2 Prince Harry arrives in London:

King Charles III’s cancer was caught early and the monarch will “crack on” with his constitutional duties, Britain’s prime minister said Tuesday, as Prince Harry flew in from California for a rare visit with his father. Royal officials announced Monday the 75-year-old king has been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer and is receiving treatment as an outpatient.

3 UAW signs up majority of workers at Volkswagen plant:

The United Auto Workers Union says it has signed up the majority of employees at Volkswagen AG’s Tennessee plant, teeing up a highstakes test of the union’s ability to expand its ranks following its record Detroit contract wins. In November, the UAW announced an audacious effort to organize 13 automakers’ nonunion plants, including Toyota Motor Corp., Tesla Inc. and Nissan Motor Co. facilities.

4 Warning to parents:

The Drug Enforcement Agency has posted a chilling two-page warning to parents on fake pills — pills that can kill. The “One Pill/ Can Kill” campaign kicks off with a warning that fentanyl “is a deadly synthetic opioid” pressed into bogus pills that are made to look like Adderall, Xanax, OxyContin and “other pharmaceuticals.”“It only takes a very small dose of fentanyl — 2 milligrams — to be lethal, such as the amount found on the tip of a pencil,” the DEA states.

5 Meta says it will label AI-generated images on Facebook and Instagram:

Facebook and Instagram users will start seeing labels on AI-generated images that appear on their social media feeds, part of a broader tech industry initiative to sort between what’s real and not. Meta said Tuesday it’s working with industry partners on technical standards that will make it easier to identify images and eventually video and audio generated by artificial intelligence tools.