GeekWire Mid-Week Update, Presented by ALLtech

Read the top tech stories so far this week from GeekWire [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. [Seattle data analytics startup MotherDuck emerges from stealth, reveals $47.5M in funding]( MotherDuck is peeking its head above water. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [Periscopic: Full Stack Developer]( - [MedBridge: Software Engineer III (Back end)]( - [INRIX: Technical Program Manager – Data Platform]( - [Remitly: Senior Mobile Software Development Engineer – B2B Platform (Seattle or U.S. Remote)]( - [Plus: GTM Strategy and Ops Lead]( - [Remitly: Senior Software Development Engineer – North American Product (Seattle Or U.S. Remote)]( - [Remitly: Principal Software Development Engineer- Passbook (Seattle or U.S. Remote)]( - [Switchee: Fullstack Developer]( - [San Jose State University: Systems Analyst]( - [San Jose State University: Web Analyst]( [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](