TechFlash: Why Microsoft is spending $15B; New competitor challenges Amazon Fresh

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Microsoft spending billions on data centers worldwide, amid cyber-spying concerns Microsoft is spending $15 billion to add data centers all over the world, from Iowa to China, which will help the company compete with Amazon Web Services. Watch out Amazon Fresh: Grocery delivery scene gets crowded as Instacart expands San Francisco-based Instacart, which offers quick grocery delivery in Seattle and other cities, is expanding to Bellevue, Kirkland and Redmond. If Ballmer buys Clippers, Seattle's NBA hopes would fade If Steve Ballmer's efforts to buy the Clippers succeed, he'd probably keep the team in L.A. and deal a swift blow to Seattle's NBA hopes. Nadella still 'tuning' Microsoft after 100 days as CEO, says chairman And Bill Gates is as involved in the company as Nadella wants him to be, says John Thompson. Zappos ditches its job postings, will use social media instead You want a job at Amazon.com subsidiary Zappos? You won't find jobs listed online anymore; you'll have to join a social network. What are Washington's most-searched Internet terms? Think circumcision, quinoa, Rachel Maddow and Judas Priest Are you typing the word "circumcision" into Google? Research says you are. Bill Gates slows down on donations to foundation As the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grows by billions annually, it must find ways to give away billions of dollars per year. Amazon tightens screws on German publisher to get better e-book deal Amazon is getting tough on a German book publisher to get a bigger cut of electronic book sale proceeds. Boeing buys Dutch software firm Boeing bought another European software company; that's two in the past four days. Sony PlayStation to battle Microsoft's Xbox One in China Following Microsoft's lead, Sony said it will begin selling gaming consoles in China. 8 tips for creating strong passwords (and still remembering them) National Tech News

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