TechFlash: Should Microsoft respond as Apple buys Beats?,Tech CEO on minimum wage

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Apple buys Beats for $3B; should Microsoft buy something to respond? Apple made its acquisition of Beats Electronics official on Wednesday, acquiring the company for $3 billion and bringing its founders on as employees. So how should Microsoft respond? Should Redmond be getting into the streaming music business too? Hourly software startup raises $7M, founder offers solution to minimum wage debate Jobaline, a Kirkland-based software startup, has raised $7 million to help hourly workers connect with employers. The company's co-founder and CEO believe systems like Jobaline are the potential solution to the minimum wage debate. Did Satya Nadella flunk his first big interview as Microsoft CEO? Satya Nadella sat down with Recode founders Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg for a live Q&A Tuesday night. It wasn't nearly as splashy as it could have been. Or maybe as it should have been. Amazon 'not optimistic' that Hachette fight will end soon Amazon.com said it's sorry that its fight with Hachette Book Group is an "inconvenience" but doesn't anticipate the battle will end soon. Why I took a 'careercation' to fight burnout and revive my entrepreneurial passion Serial entrepreneur David Niu, founder of BuddyTV and TinyPulse, decided to sell everything he owned and buy one-way tickets to New Zealand for himself, his wife and his 10-month old daughter. He's sharing the lessons he learned along the way. Washington's new 276 mph supercar factory gets the green light ​People with $1.3 million to drop on an extremely fast car will find that easier, once production of the Tuatara super car shifts into high gear in its new production facility in West Richland, Wash. Microsoft CEO has no plans to spin off Xbox or Bing CEO says Microsoft is looking to build something "big" and "the next big thing." A creative workplace perk: Vintage refrigerators 'upcycled' into Classic Kegerators John Mooney specializes in converting vintage refrigerators that have a style similar to classic cars — and the paint jobs to match. Got $3.75M? Amazon's got your coin Looking for that missing $20 gold piece to complete your coin collection? Amazon.com has one for sale for only $3.75 million! National Tech News

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