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 Awards, presented by Astound Business Solutions, return: [Cast your vote for the top Pacific Northwest innovators!]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [Latest round of Amazon layoffs begins today, impacting AWS and human resources]( Amazon began notifying Amazon Web Services and human resources employees impacted by its latest round of layoffs on Wednesday, as the company continues to trim headcount to cut costs. [Internal FAQ: What Amazon is telling employees before they return to the office next week]( Remember the days of working from anywhere? [‘Some people will quit over this decision’: Read Redfin CEO’s memo on back-to-office mandate]( Glenn Kelman has changed his mind about remote work. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Get tips for avoiding the most common money mistakes in financial planning, saving, and budgeting]( Money Hacks is a financial education series from GeekWire and BECU, the member-owned, not-for-profit credit union. Get financial tips from Stacey Black, BECU lead financial educator, and find other resources to help you manage your money. [Get answers from Money Hacks with BECU.]( [GM-backed startup’s quiet electric pontoon boat is a conversation starter during Seattle joy rides]( Apparently the best way to get people talking about your new boat is to get them out on the water for a ride. [‘Desktop fusion’ startup Avalanche Energy lands $40M and logs new tech achievement]( The news: Micro-fusion startup Avalanche Energy announced a $40 million funding round on Monday. [Amazon improves Kindle Scribe for serious notetaking, says there’s more to come]( Since its release in November, Amazon’s Kindle Scribe (aka, the first Kindle you can write on) has been perfectly fine for journaling and other casual notetaking, but basically impractical for serious work. [Amazon earnings preview: Analysts watching cloud growth, impact of layoffs]( Amazon will report its first quarter earnings on Thursday. [Rad Power Bikes lays off employees for the 4th time in the past year]( Rad Power Bikes is laying off employees for the fourth time since April of last year. [Blue Origin participates in a new round of collaborations with NASA on space tech]( Blue Origin is among 12 companies chosen to collaborate with NASA on new technologies that could become part of missions to the moon and Mars [Microsoft earnings preview: Growth slows as tech giant awaits payoff from big AI bets]( Barring a big surprise, the sluggish economy will continue to take a toll on Microsoft’s overall growth in its financial report Tuesday afternoon for the three months ended March 31, the third quarter of the company’s fiscal year. [Nordstrom lays off tech workers in bid to ‘remain agile and operate more efficiently’]( Seattle-based retail giant Nordstrom laid off an unspecified number of workers from its technology division last week, citing the need to “operate more efficiently.” The company would not say how many employees remain with its tech team. [Amazon stock rises, then drops after beating Q1 estimates with $127.4B in revenue]( Editor’s note: Story updated based on stock price fluctuation. [Amazon’s Halo disappears: Tech giant discontinues health devices and service, promises refunds]( Amazon is pulling the plug on its Halo wearable fitness device and bedside sleep tracker, discontinuing the accompanying subscription service, and laying off an unspecified number of people from the team behind the products. [Microsoft stock rises 4% as tech giant beats expectations with $52.9B in Q3 revenue]( Microsoft reported revenue of $52.9 billion for its fiscal third quarter, a 7% increase from last year. [GeekWire Awards: This leadership ‘superpower’ is key for CEO of youth mental health startup Joon]( Editor’s note: This is the fourth of five profiles of the finalists for Startup CEO of the Year ahead of the 2023 GeekWire Awards. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR): Software Engineer III – DevOps]( - [Craft3: Marketing Operations Manager]( - [MedBridge: Software Engineer III (Back end)]( - [Global Innovation Exchange, University of Washington: Technology Services Specialist]( - [INRIX: Corporate Controller]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2023 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](