TechFlash: Big Fish Games to lay off 49 workers in Seattle, close Ireland offices

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Big Fish Games to lay off 49 workers in Seattle, close Ireland offices Seattle casual game-maker Big Fish Games is undergoing some restructuring. Amazon faces price attacks from two competitors Amazon.com Inc. is facing increasing pricing attacks from retailing rivals such as Bed Bath & Beyond and Overstock.com. Microsoft offers an ad-free Bing version for schools Microsoft Corp. said it will offer an advertising-free version of its Bing search engine for use by schools. Stow That: This startup helps you store stuff in a neighbor's garage When I first moved to Seattle, my husband and I had to immediately figure out what we were going to do with our two 14-foot kayaks. Keeping them in our third-floor apartment was not going to happen. Price of Seattle tech office building climbs 156% Unico Properties and LaSalle Investment Management said on Tuesday that they have bought the 705 Union Station office building in downtown Seattle. Washington has 130 companies on Inc. 5000 list Washington state has 130 companies on the latest Inc. 5000 list of the country's fastest-growing companies. Trulia purchase of Kirkland's Market Leader is complete San Francisco online real estate company Trulia Inc. said it's completed its purchase of Market Leader Inc. of Kirland. Facebook joins with mobile makers to bring broadband to developing world Google recently floated its Project Loon plan, aimed at easing access to the internet to underserved regions. National Tech News Biotech SomaLogic raises raises equity investment Hewlett-Packard shows narrower profit in Q2 Milwaukee startup Quietyme closes $300,000 financing round Big Fish Games to lay off 49 in Seattle, close Vancouver, Ireland offices Paul Graham on 1 'insanely ambitious' Y Combo startup Cellular company spreads across Memphis market like wildfire In brief: Cloud Technology Partners raises $5M; Monster leads $3.8M round for Vt. firm Gimmal grows with transition to software development Colorado's 'Amazon tax' isn't back ... yet Why Sprint's new owner is in love with the number 80

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