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: GeekWire's Rooftop Summer Party + Mariners Day returns on Wednesday, September 11th: [Register today for Seattle's party of the summer.]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [What if the aliens win? That’s the subject of a new saga from creators of ‘The Expanse’]( What happens when alien invaders win? The writers behind "The Expanse" saga are kicking off a new series of novels that address that question. [Driven away: Overloaded by Amazon, rural delivery companies reach the end of the road]( The closures inside the 3-year-old Amazon Orland Delivery Station reflect broader tensions between the tech giant and the business owners and drivers responsible for getting its packages to porches and doorsteps around the world. 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[Join the party!]( [Zillow Group has a new CEO: Rich Barton hands reins to longtime exec Jeremy Wacksman]( Zillow Group named a new CEO, longtime company executive Jeremy Wacksman, announcing that co-founder and two-time CEO Rich Barton will be shifting to the new role of co-executive chair of the real estate media and technology company, joining co-founder Lloyd Frink in the role. [More layoffs at Rad Power Bikes as Seattle e-bike maker aims to ensure ‘brand’s longevity’]( Seattle-based Rad Power Bikes made more cuts to its workforce in July, the latest in a wave of layoffs that have impacted the well-funded electric-bike startup. [Seattle searching for solutions to charging cable thefts while meeting EV driver demand]( At a recent climate event, representatives from Seattle City Light proudly displayed an electric vehicle charger with a cable that retracts neatly into the unit when not in use. [Internal memo: Microsoft makes security a ‘core priority’ for employee review process]( Microsoft will elevate security to the status of “core priority” for all employees as part of the process of focusing their work and reviewing performance, according to an internal email Monday morning. [What the Google ruling means for Microsoft Bing; Amazon delivery dilemma; Seattle’s return to office]( This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we look at the implications of the Google antitrust ruling for Microsoft Bing, among other topics. [First Mode files notice to lay off 65 workers at clean-tech facilities in Washington state]( A Seattle-based clean-tech company called First Mode is reporting that 65 of its workers in Washington state are being laid off. [‘It’s Twilight Zone’: Redfin CEO befuddled at housing market as sales stay slow despite lower rates]( It’s not often that the phrases “urine” and “blood” make it on to a public company’s earnings call with analysts. [HouseAmp, a fintech platform for home improvement, raises $12.4M]( Seattle-area startup HouseAmp raised a fresh round of funding to fuel growth of its software platform that helps homeowners get access to funds to get their house ready to sell. [Hugging Face acquires Seattle data storage startup XetHub]( Hugging Face has acquired XetHub, a data storage and collaboration startup founded by former Apple engineers that helped developers streamline the process of building machine learning and artificial intelligence applications. [Tech Moves: Former GitLab exec Chris Weber joins Amazon’s Project Kuiper team]( Chris Weber, former chief revenue officer at GitLab, has joined Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite business as its new vice president of sales and marketing. [Industrial analytics startup Seeq lands $50M to continue its growth]( Seattle industrial analytics startup Seeq announced on Tuesday that it has landed $50 million in new funding. [Real or Not? New Microsoft quiz targets deepfake AI images and we still can’t really tell the difference]( Doggone it, deepfakes are tough to sniff out. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Backend & Platform Software Engineer]( - [INRIX: Chief Marketing Officer]( - [BRINC: Content Writer]( - [Echodyne: Sr. Electrical Engineer – Analog & Mixed Signal]( - [INRIX: Senior Technical Program Manager]( - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Full-Stack Software Engineer]( - [INRIX: Software Development Engineer]( - [Gable.ai: Staff Software Engineer – Data]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2024 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](