GeekWire Mid-Week Update, Presented by Wells Fargo

Read the top tech stories so far this week from GeekWire [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. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Sandy Cairns, Senior Wealth Planning Strategist at Wells Fargo Bank, explains how tech startup founders and early-stage employees can develop wealth and tax planning strategies.]( Learn what you can do now to potentially reduce your tax burden and make the most of your hard work for you and your loved ones. Meeting with your key advisors now to talk about what’s best for you may be time well spent. [Learn more here.]( [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. [Report: Seahawks trading Russell Wilson to Denver, ending historic Seattle chapter that eclipsed sports]( The Russell Wilson era appears to be over in Seattle. [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. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [Richmond International Airport: Director of Information Technology, Richmond Airport]( - [GeekWire: Technology Reporter and News Assistant]( - [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: DevOps Engineer III]( - [INRIX: Director of Engineering – Geospatial Platform]( - [City of Gresham: Technical Support Specialist]( - [Hazel Analytics: Product Manager]( - [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: UI Software Engineer – III]( - [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Data Engineer III]( - [4Culture: IT Manager]( - [CIA: Data Scientist]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( 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  [change email frequency or address]( | [unsubscribe](