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GeekWire Mid-Week Update

Top stories so far this week

Analyst: Only a matter of time before U.S. cloud companies shut off services in Russia
A flurry of tech companies — including Amazon, Microsoft, and Google — are halting sales of services and products in Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine and resulting government sanctions.
‘Silenced No More’ bill targeting NDAs used by tech companies passes in Washington state
Landmark legislation that will drastically curtail tech companies’ ability to stop employees from talking about mistreatment is headed to the governor’s desk in Washington state.
Amazon board approves 20-for-1 stock split, the first since before the dot-com bust
Amazon’s board has approved the company’s first stock split in more than two decades.
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Amazon’s bizarre bazaar: Strange final chapter for tech giant’s first bricks-and-mortar bookstore
“Best Book Club Ever” read one sign inside Amazon Books at Seattle’s University Village this weekend.
Seattle startup Swiftly lands $100M to help grocers fend off Amazon and other e-commerce players
Swiftly, a Seattle startup that provides software to brick-and-mortar grocery retailers such as Family Dollar and The Save Mart Companies, raised $100 million in a Series B funding round.
Adaptive Biotechnologies lays off about 100 people, 12% of headcount, to ‘streamline our workforce’
Adaptive Biotechnologies is laying off 12% of its workforce, or about 100 employees, GeekWire has learned.
Amazon quietly buys another multichannel retail technology company, UK-based Veeqo
Amazon confirmed Monday morning that it has acquired Veeqo, a software company based in the United Kingdom that offers inventory and fulfillment tools for e-commerce sellers on Amazon.com and other platforms.
Amazon halts AWS cloud signups in Russia and Belarus; existing customers not impacted
Amazon has stopped taking on new cloud customers in Russia and Belarus, escalating its response to the invasion of Ukraine, but stopping short of cutting off cloud services in the countries altogether.
USAFacts founder and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on the State of the Union in numbers
Understanding any subject requires knowing the numbers, and that includes looking at the long-term trends.
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