GeekWire Mid-Week Update

Read the top tech stories so far this week from GeekWire [GeekWire Mid-Week Update] Top stories so far this week [Startup founder returns to take aim at the endless pile of goods that shoppers send back]( While e-commerce has made it beyond easy to get virtually anything delivered to your doorstep, a new startup is wading into the financial, logistical, and environmental mess created by the endless stream of goods that are returned. [Amazon’s birthplace is back on the market: Visitors flock to the house ‘where it all started’]( BELLEVUE, Wash. — With an asking price of $2.28 million, the three-bedroom, two-bathroom house at 10704 NE 28th St. [New study on coding behavior raises questions about impact of AI on software development]( Software development is one of the early use cases for generative AI. [Walmart lays off 62 people in Seattle area as part of innovation unit shutdown]( Walmart is laying off 62 corporate workers in Washington state as part of the closure of Store No8, its innovation-related business unit. [Initiative aiming to repeal Washington state capital gains tax passes key milestone]( The controversial capital gains tax in Washington state may appear on the November ballot later this year. [Tech Moves: Nintex founder named CEO at WellSaid Labs; F5 hires CISO; Slalom appoints execs]( — Brian Cook, former CEO of Nintex and founder of Incredible Capital, is now CEO of WellSaid Labs, a Seattle startup developing AI synthetic voice technology. [Scientists go to Canada to study the kind of lake where they say life may have arisen]( Scientists say they've found the kind of lake that may have given rise to the basic ingredients of life billions of years ago. [An inside look at Tableau: What’s the future of the ‘DataFam’ at Salesforce?]( Tableau CEO Ryan Aytay's biggest challenge: ensuring that Tableau maintains its unique approach, identity, and focus inside Salesforce. [Zeno Power teams up with Westinghouse on radioisotopes for nuclear power system]( Zeno Power says it has selected Westinghouse Electric Co. to process the radioisotopes for the heat source in its radioisotope power system. [WeWork closing co-working office space in Seattle’s Capitol Hill amid bankruptcy fallout]( Co-working giant WeWork is closing a signature Seattle location amid its efforts to restructure and survive its recent bankruptcy filing. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [Dexis Professional Services: PRISM Integration SME/Engineer (Advisor-Grade 8)]( - [BRINC: Head of Manufacturing & Supply Chain Operations]( - [INRIX: Chief Revenue Office]( - [City of Redlands: IT Security Analyst]( - [GeekWire: The Etzioni Internship in Climate Tech Journalism at GeekWire, Summer 2024]( - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Backend & Platform Software Engineer]( - [City of Redlands: Network Engineer]( - [City of Newport: Systems Administrator I or II]( - [BRINC: Senior Computer Vision Engineer]( - [Submittable: Director of Engineering]( [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](