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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: Hear the latest news, and dive deep into AWS products and solutions: [Attend in-person or virtually.]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [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. [At Amazon HQ in Seattle, employees share mixed emotions about company layoffs]( The Banana Stand, Spheres, restaurants, food trucks and mini dog park were all bustling on and around Amazon’s headquarters campus in Seattle on Wednesday afternoon. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Learn more about cloud managed services]( Cloud managed services from Cascadeo help organizations leverage the potential of the public cloud by aligning engineering expertise with business outcomes. When you are ready for true cloud IT transformation, [let’s connect.]( [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. [Amazon CEO Andy Jassy addresses layoffs, says ‘there will be more role reductions’]( Amazon CEO Andy Jassy publicly addressed the company’s widespread layoffs for the first time and revealed that the corporate workforce reduction will continue into next year. [Rad Power Bikes CEO Mike Radenbaugh replaced by former Sony leader Phil Molyneux]( Rad Power Bikes CEO Mike Radenbaugh is stepping down from his position at the Seattle-based e-bike company. SPONSORED: GEEK REAL ESTATE [Executive Waterfront Townhome in Lakewood]( [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. [‘Alexa Built-In’ phones to lose key feature as Amazon cedes ground to Apple and Google]( Unlike Google and Apple, Amazon doesn’t have a smartphone platform of its own for native integration of its voice assistant, after the short-lived Amazon Fire Phone. [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. [Seattle data analytics startup MotherDuck emerges from stealth, reveals $47.5M in funding]( MotherDuck is peeking its head above water. [Seattle-area venture capitalists share views on the current economic conditions for startups]( Venture capitalists are slowing investments as the economy cools. [GeekWire Podcast: Layoffs land at Amazon HQ; Redfin’s real estate reversal; Jeff Bezos and Jay-Z]( Amazon became the latest tech giant to make layoffs in its corporate workforce this week in the face of the economic downturn, but the manner in which the plan unfolded left some employees scratching their heads, at best. [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. [Latest vote count shows Seattle approving plan to change voting in primaries]( Seattle voters are nearly evenly split on the question of whether to change how the city votes in primary elections, but the latest count is tilting toward approval of a new approach. 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