Sources: Amazon begins layoffs with its Alexa, Kindle, and Halo hardware teams as part of the planned ~10K cuts, while investors anticipate broader downsizing (Dave Lee/Financial Times)

Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the layoffs will continue into 2023, after the company cut roles across its Devices and Books businesses on Wednesday  —  KEY POINTS  — Amazon will continue to lay off employees in the coming year, CEO Andy Jassy wrote in a memo to workers on Thursday.

David Pierce / The Verge:
Amazon unveils the $340 Kindle Scribe, a Kindle Oasis-like device designed for reading and writing with a 10.2-inch 300dpi display, available for preorder today  —  The newest Kindle is the first truly new Kindle in years.  It’s called the Kindle Scribe, and it’s both a reading device and a writing one.

Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon’s Andy Jassy has no plan to force employees to return to the office, will “proceed adaptively as we learn”, and says most have returned for some weekdays  —  – Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company doesn’t plan to call its employees back to the office.

Alex Cranz / The Verge:
Amazon Kindle Scribe review: great battery, display, and accessories, but lackluster notetaking, outdated document syncing and software, and small writing delay  —  Amazon’s biggest Kindle ever is also the first to let you pair it with a stylus for note-taking.

Jules Roscoe / VICE:
The NLRB files a complaint against Amazon CEO Andy Jassy for allegedly violating labor law with comments he made to CNBC and Bloomberg earlier in 2022  —  Andy Jassy told CNBC that Amazon thinks employees would be “better off” without a union.  A new NLRB complaint alleges that violated labor law.

Andrew Liszewski / Gizmodo:
Amazon updates its entry-level Kindle with USB-C, 16GB storage as standard, a blue color option, and improved 300ppi display, available for $100 with ads  —  Amazon’s most basic Kindle still squeaks in at under $100, with some compromises.  —  Alerts  —  If all you really care about is reading …