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: The GeekWire Gala is back: [The Seattle tech community's stylish holiday party returns Wednesday, Dec. 7th! Register now.]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [Microsoft is the latest tech company to lay off employees]( Microsoft confirmed a report from Axios on Monday that detailed layoffs across multiple divisions. [Jeff Bezos: ‘The probabilities in this economy tell you to batten down the hatches’]( Jeff Bezos isn’t too optimistic about the economy. [Why this Seattle venture capitalist moved to a farm — and the startup lessons learned along the way]( Aviel Ginzburg has been splitting time between taking calls from startup founders and tending to his farm. SPONSOR MESSAGE [WGU’s College of IT has the degree you need.]( Earn a respected bachelor’s or master’s on your schedule—no set log-in or test times. 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SPONSORED: GEEK REAL ESTATE [Mercer Island Mid-Century Gem]( [Debunked rumor of serial killer in Seattle offers another lesson in spotting misinformation]( Quick-spreading claims on social media over the weekend about a suspected serial killer in the Seattle area have been refuted by law enforcement officials and debunked by fact checkers. [Report: Elon Musk plans to gut Twitter workforce by 75% after acquisition]( Elon Musk’s plan to purchase Twitter would bring with it massive cuts to the social media company’s workforce, according to a report Thursday by The Washington Post. [Tech Moves: Intuit Ventures hires former partner at Microsoft VC fund; HoloLens leader departs]( — Adam Coccari is now director of Intuit Ventures, the new venture capital arm of Intuit, the global financial technology platform company behind TurboTax, QuickBooks and other products. [Amazon brings fake review shutdown efforts to Spain and Italy]( Amazon filed its first criminal complaints targeting fake review sites in Italy and Spain as the Seattle tech giant continues a legal fight against alleged sellers of fake product reviews. [Why this NBA team is launching its own streaming service: Steve Ballmer on the strategy behind ‘ClipperVision’]( A new streaming service unveiled by the LA Clippers this morning reflects the philosophy of the franchise’s chairman, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, about the role the NBA and its teams should play in shaping the digital viewing experience. [Amazon’s ‘Peripheral’ brings cyberpunk prophet William Gibson’s vision up to date]( The future may not be evenly distributed, but there’s a dystopia-inducing concentration of it in â€œThe Peripheral,” a science-fiction novel by cyberpunk pioneer William Gibson. [Go inside the invite-only, climate tech summit in Seattle hosted by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy]( Inside a Seattle waterfront center cloaked in wildfire smoke, climate tech innovators and investors came together this week at the Breakthrough Energy Summit. [Avalara officially goes private as Vista Equity Partners completes acquisition]( Vista Equity Partners said Wednesday that it completed its acquisition of Seattle-based tax software giant Avalara. [Meet the new managing director of Techstars Seattle]( Techstars Seattle has a new leader: Marius Ciocirlan. 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