TechFlash: Microsoft opens door to activist shareholder group ValueAct

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Microsoft opens door to activist shareholder group ValueAct Microsoft has reached an agreement with the activist shareholder group ValueAct Capital, inviting its president to meet regularly with board members and offering him a seat on the board after this year's shareholders meeting. Microsoft, other tech companies suing U.S. over NSA surveillance In a blog post today, Microsoft's top lawyer indicated the company is moving forward with a lawsuit against the federal government. The lawsuit would seek to force the government to let tech companies release more details about the information they're handing over to the National Security Administration and FBI as a result of court orders. Meet the crew behind those witty WSDOT traffic tweets On Aug. 1, a DeLorean broke down on the side of I-5. Mike Allende jumped into action. Amazon spends $14B on 50 warehouses since 2010 Amazon.com Inc. has spent nearly $14 billion to build 50 new warehouses since 2010. PC industry continues its tumble The PC industry is continuing to slide as people spend more money and more time on mobile devices, research firm International Data Corp. said Thursday. Microsoft makes Surface Pro $100 discount permanent Microsoft Corp., which cut the price of its Surface Pro tablet by $100 earlier this month, decided to make the price cut permanent. Robots test Puget Sound for shellfish toxins Two seafaring robots have been busy at work in the Puget Sound this summer, searching for toxic algae and bacteria growths that could contaminate seafood. The wrong way to solicit a job via social media LinkedIn is a great networking tool, but there are right ways and wrong ways to use it. For PSBJ subscribers: The many facets of the 'next Ballmer' The next big announcement out of Redmond will change the Puget Sound region and possibly the tech industry forever. The importance of Microsoft's next leader can't be overstated, especially in an area where the company's work force is bigger than most suburbs and where it controls office space equaling more than five Empire State Buildings. National Tech News Apple launches iPhone trade-in program PC industry continues its tumble IBM buys cloud computing company CSL PCTEL to receive cash settlement from TelExpress Twitter nabs Facebook's head of marketing, loses its general counsel Virgin Galactic holding job fair in Mojave PC industry continues its tumble Can Mayo robot help diagnose concussions? Game on More than mere coincidence leads TGen to explore rare disease (Video) Twitter general counsel leaving

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