GeekWire's Most-Read Stories of the Week

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: Nominations are open for the 2022 GeekWire Awards: [Submit nominations now for the 2022 GeekWire Awards, taking place May 12th at the Showbox Sodo in Seattle.]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [Amazon suspends Prime Video access and stops taking orders for New World in Russia]( Amazon is taking more steps to halt its business in Russia amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine. [Amazon board approves 20-for-1 stock split, its 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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[‘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’s stock split: Here’s what employees and investors need to know]( Editor’s note: This guest post is written by Lars Phillips, a financial advisor for Seattle-area firm Avier Wealth Advisors. SPONSORED: GEEK REAL ESTATE [The best view in Seattle is ready for your inspiration…]( [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’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. [Steve Ballmer offers a scorecard on Microsoft’s big acquisitions, and revisits his own legacy as CEO]( It’s 2022, and Microsoft’s cloud business is on track to become half of its overall revenue. [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. [Report: Seahawks trading Russell Wilson to Denver, ending historic Seattle chapter that eclipsed sports]( The Russell Wilson era appears to be over in Seattle. [Five Iron Golf takes a swing at Seattle, with new high-tech location backed by Macklemore]( Golfers and wannabe golfers looking to get in some swings without getting outside have a new destination in Seattle. [‘Build with Bobby’: As Seahawks star departs, Seattle VC firm excited to keep Wagner as partner]( Bobby Wagner’s career with the Seattle Seahawks has come to an end after 10 seasons, but his career as a tech investor in the city will keep going, according to the venture capital firm where he joined as a partner in 2020. [Collectors, a collectibles services company, is hiring tech vets at new office in Seattle]( Collectors, a company that authenticates, grades and manages collectibles such a sports trading cards and autographed memorabilia, coins, video games and more, is hiring at a new office in Seattle. [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. 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