1. Home
  2. Discover
  3. News
  4. GeekWire

GeekWire Mid-Week Update, Presented by ALLtech

GeekWire Mid-Week Update

Top stories so far this week
Layoffs begin at Amazon as tech giant cuts corporate and tech workers
Layoffs began Tuesday at Amazon as the Seattle tech giant moved to slash potentially thousands of corporate and tech personnel from its ranks.
Amazon to cut around 10,000 corporate and tech jobs, making largest layoffs in its history
Amazon will become the latest technology company to make massive job cuts, laying off approximately 10,000 people in its corporate and technology workforce, according to a New York Times report this morning.
When Mark Zuckerberg met Seattle: Facebook, Meta, and a turning point for Silicon Valley
The year was 2011, Facebook was serving a mere 600 million users, and Mark Zuckerberg was making his pitch to a crowd of prospective hires inside the company’s fledgling office near Pike Place Market — explaining why the social network had chosen Seattle for its first remote engineering hub.
SPONSOR MESSAGE
Figuring out Employee Benefits? Startups can now get “startup” employee benefits from GeekWire’s benefits provider ALLtech

For nearly a decade, GeekWire and ALLtech have delivered health insurance plans to some of Washington state’s fastest growing startups. If you are an entrepreneur looking for benefits to rival larger companies, including exclusive pricing from preferred carriers like Regence and Delta Dental, join GeekWire member companies and receive the most competitive and cost-effective benefits plans available.
Boeing-built X-37B space plane lands after completing record 908-day orbital mission
The U.S. Space Force’s Boeing-built X-37B space plane today completed yet another record-setting mission, landing like an airplane at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida 908 days after it was launched.
More tech layoffs hit Seattle region as mobile marketplace OfferUp cuts 19% of workforce
Bellevue, Wash.-based mobile marketplace operator OfferUp is laying off about 19% of its staff, joining a growing list of tech companies slashing costs amid a shaky economy.
Filing: Facebook parent Meta to cut 726 jobs in Seattle region as part of broader layoffs
Meta, parent company of Facebook, Oculus, WhatsApp, and Instagram, will lay off 419 workers in Seattle and another 307 in nearby Bellevue as part of its broader cutbacks announced last week.
Amazon devices chief Dave Limp addresses layoffs in memo to employees
As Amazon has started the process of laying off employees from its corporate and tech workforce this week, one senior executive appears to be among the first to address the cuts publicly.
CNBC’s Jim Cramer pitches John Legere as Twitter CEO, and Elon Musk offers his blunt take on that
Former T-Mobile CEO John Legere certainly spent a good amount of time on Twitter when he was running the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier.
Jeff Bezos says he will give away most of his fortune
Jeff Bezos will be giving away most of his fortune.
Copyright © 2022 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.
 
Our mailing address is:
GeekWire LLC
123 NW 36th St, Suite 203
Seattle, WA 98107
 

Older messages

Amazon devices chief addresses employees about layoffs

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Tech Moves: Rad Power Bikes CEO steps down; Karat hires new VP ADVERTISEMENT GeekWire SPONSOR MESSAGE: Hear the latest news, and dive deep into AWS products and solutions: Attend in-person or virtually

OfferUp cuts staff | Microsoft releases outside report on harassment and discrimination

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Amazon launches new healthcare service | MacKenzie Scott's latest donations ADVERTISEMENT GeekWire SPONSOR MESSAGE: Hear the latest news, and dive deep into AWS products and solutions: Attend in-

Layoffs: Amazon to cut around 10,000 corporate and tech jobs; Meta slashes 726 in Seattle area 

Monday, November 14, 2022

Jeff Bezos says he'll give away fortune | Microsoft tool helps estimate quantum computing needs ADVERTISEMENT GeekWire SPONSOR MESSAGE: Hear the latest news, and dive deep into AWS products and

Amazon to cut around 10,000 corporate and tech jobs, making largest layoffs in its history

Monday, November 14, 2022

Breaking News from GeekWire GeekWire.com | View in browser BREAKING NEWS Amazon will become the latest technology company to make job cuts due to the economy, laying off approximately 10000 people in

GeekWire's Most-Read Stories of the Week

Sunday, November 13, 2022

Catch up on the top tech stories from this past week. Here are the headlines that people have been reading on GeekWire. ADVERTISEMENT GeekWire SPONSOR MESSAGE: Hear the latest news, and dive deep into

You Might Also Like

The White House v. the courts

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Plus: Slime on your face, Tren de Aragua, and church and state. View this email in your browser March 18, 2025 Trump, in a navy suit and red tie seems to grimace as she shakes hands with former Supreme

Trump promised to protect access to abortion pills. Things have changed.

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

In an interview with TIME Magazine published last December, then-President-elect Trump was asked whether he would preserve access to abortion pills. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

Numlock News: March 18, 2025 • Othello, Dog Man, Lumon Industries

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

By Walt Hickey ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

☕ Poppi-ing off

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Job hopping doesn't pay like it used to... March 18, 2025 View Online | Sign Up | Shop Morning Brew Presented By GACW Good morning. Navigating life requires making many small decisions, whether

U.S. Destroyer to Mexico, Baseball Begins, and Mining on the Moon

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

The Pentagon confirmed that a Navy guided-missile destroyer was deployed to the southern border to aid in securing the US border and operate in international waters. ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌

The Ozempocalypse Is Nigh

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Sorry, you can only get drugs when there's a drug shortage. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

Microsoft will kill Remote Desktop soon, insists you'll love replacement [Wed Mar 12 2025]

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Hi The Register Subscriber | Log in The Register Daily Headlines 12 March 2025 End of the line (train line). Photo by Shutterstock Microsoft will kill Remote Desktop soon, insists you'll love

☕️ Tariff chicken

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Trump threatened then took back new tariffs on Canada... March 12, 2025 View Online | Sign Up | Shop Morning Brew Presented By AT&T Connected Car Good morning. If you thought the last episode of

Numlock News: March 12, 2025 • Lightning, Saturn, Honk

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

By Walt Hickey ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

Ontario Backs Down, Girl Scout Cookie Lawsuit, and 'Red Worm Moon'

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Ontario backed off plans to put a 25% electricity surcharge on nearby US states Tuesday after President Trump said he would raise tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50% in retaliation. ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏