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 Summit returns October 19th! We're assembling some of the top names in artificial intelligence for the half-day summit, taking place in downtown Seattle: [Get your tickets today!]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [Slalom Consulting lays off 7% of workforce; CEO cites ‘significant shifts within our industry’]( Seattle-based business and technology firm Slalom Consulting laid off about 900 employees in a workforce reduction. [Former Amazon exec Dave Clark abruptly resigns as Flexport CEO a year after joining logistics company]( Dave Clark, the former longtime Amazon executive, has resigned as CEO of Flexport, the San Francisco-based logistics company he joined a year ago. [Employees report a rare round of layoffs at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture]( Several employee at Blue Origin say that they've been laid off, marking a rare turnabout in the rapid growth of Jeff Bezos' space venture. SPONSOR MESSAGE [IT Degrees—Certs Included]( Many IT jobs require at least a bachelor’s degree, plus multiple certifications. The cost of certification exams can be overwhelming if you’re paying for them out of pocket. At WGU, we include relevant industry-recognized certifications in our IT degree programs. Earn an IT degree that prepares you for your career with certifications from the likes of AWS, CompTIA, Cisco, and more included in the cost of your program. Learn More at [WGU.edu/IT](. [‘Convoy Mafia’: Alumni from trucking marketplace company take the wheel at their own startups]( The Convoy Mafia is growing in Seattle. A vast alumni network from the trucking marketplace company is fueling entrepreneurial activity in Seattle, where at least 25 startups are now led by former employees of Convoy. [Seattle-based Breakers, a new fund led by Annie Luchsinger, eyes early-stage startups]( Breakers is breaking into the venture capital scene. [Tech Moves: Flexport execs depart; Rover adds board member; longtime T-Mobile leader to retire]( — Dave Clark isn’t the only former Amazon exec out at Flexport. [Inside BrickCon 2023, where serious LEGO geeks have been building for this moment]( If you build it, they will come. Especially if you build a train, roller coaster, coral reef, space station, warship, castle, hot rod, battle scene or countless other things out of LEGO at BrickCon 2023. [Tech entrepreneur Robbie Cape brings a taste of startup life to Mt. Joy, his new Seattle chicken joint]( The joy was on the face of Robbie Cape. And the Mt. [RideWithGPS, a Portland startup that makes bicycle route planning tools, lands $3M]( RideWithGPS, a 16-year-old company that sells GPS-powered route-planning tools for bicyclists, landed $3 million from an undisclosed strategic investor. [Mars Society unveils its plan to establish technology institute, perhaps in Seattle]( The nonprofit Mars Society is aiming to set up a Mars Technology Institute to develop the tools and processes Red Planet settlers will need. [Microsoft just signed a giant carbon removal deal to sponge up CO2 using limestone]( Microsoft announced that it is purchasing 315,000 metric tons of carbon removal over a multi-year period from climate tech startup Heirloom Carbon, one of the biggest deals of its kind to date. [Biotech company Absci lays off 30 employees, about 15% of staff]( Publicly traded biotech company Absci is laying off 30 employees, or approximately 15% of its workforce. [New robots are making Amazon’s warehouses more efficient — can they also make them safer?]( Under growing pressure to improve warehouse safety, Amazon is counting on a new generation of robots to help. [Seattle NFT startup Niftmint joins Andreessen Horowitz accelerator program]( Seattle startup Niftmint is joining Andreessen Horowitz’s Talent x Opportunity (TxO) accelerator program, part of nine companies in the venture firm’s fall 2023 batch in San Francisco. [Tech Moves: Adaptive board member resigns; Tagboard exec steps down; and more]( — Seattle biotech company Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [Submittable: Senior Software Engineering Manager]( - [NTTA- North Texas Tollway Authority: Sr ETL & Data Modeling Developer]( - [INRIX: Product Marketing Manager, Public Sector]( - [INRIX: VP Engineering]( - [Submittable: Staff Front End Software Engineer – Employee Engagement]( - [Submittable: Senior Software Engineer (Backend) – Employee Engagement]( - [University of Washington Information School: Assistant Professor, Teaching Track – Information Management / Information System]( - [INRIX: Lead Software Engineer]( - [Submittable: Senior Product Pricing Strategist]( - [Submittable: Senior Software Engineer (Back End) – Data]( [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](