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TechFlash: Microsoft's Xbox leader Mattrick jumps to Zynga as CEO

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Microsoft's Xbox leader Mattrick jumps to Zynga as CEO

Zynga Inc. is replacing CEO Mark Pincus with Don Mattrick, a Microsoft Corp. executive who leads the Xbox division.

Xbox leader Mattrick leaving Microsoft for Zynga: Report

Update: Later on Monday, Zynga confirmed it had hired Mattrick.

Wave Broadband CEO not worried about Gigabit: 'We compete with the big guys'

Wave Broadband isn't interested in leasing the city of Seattle's fiber network.

Facebook fixes Android bug that captured millions of phone numbers

Facebook is racing to patch a bug in its Android app that inadvertently sucked up millions of people's cell phone numbers without their knowledge or consent.

Facebook pulling ads from violent, sexually explicit pages

Starting today, Facebook will begin pulling advertising from pages that feature violent or sexually explicit images. The goal, the company says, is to strike a balance between protecting brands while simultaneously protecting free speech.

Intuit selling financial services division for $1B

Tax prep software maker Intuit Inc. agreed to sell its financial services division for $1 billion to Thoma Bravo, a San Francisco private equity firm. The division provides mobile and online banking software to financial institutions like banks and credit unions.

Bsquare shakes up board

Software company Bsquare Corp. of Bellevue announced some changes to its board of directors Monday, including the departure of two directors.

UC4 Software changes name to Automic

Automation software company UC4 of Bellevue, which was bought last year by a European private equity fund for $270 million, has changed its name to Automic.

RF Surgical names new CEO

RF Surgical Inc., the Bellevue company that makes surgical equipment that detects if doctors leave any surgical implements in patients, has named John Buhler its president and CEO.

National Tech News

Idera presents data from early-stage autoimmune trial, starts Phase 2

NeoNova acquired by NRTC

When Southwest's computer system went down, Twitter came alive

Yahoo drafts fantasy sports app-maker Bignoggins

COIN Innovation summit attracts A-list execs to speak

VIDEO: 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Awards - Curalate (Video)

More job growth on tap for Irving's HMS, CEO Bill Lucia says

Tengion raises cash to stay alive

Zynga hires former Microsoft exec Mattrick as CEO

GenVec sheds most of remaining staff

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