TechFlash: Bezos' dad speaks out; Starbucks tuition plan better than Amazon's

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Want a retailer to pay your college tuition? Starbucks program tops Amazon, Wal-Mart Starbucks's new college tuition reimbursement program, announced today, makes similar plans at Wal-Mart and Amazon look weak. Jeff Bezos' estranged father: 'I just want to shake his hand and tell him he's done well' Jeff Bezos' estranged father Ted Jorgensen gave a lengthy and heartbreaking interview to the British tabloid the Daily Mail about his biological son, who he hasn't seen since he was a baby. Mexican consul general makes plans for Microsoft, Amazon and a digital city in Mexico ​Just a year after his arrival, Seattle-based Mexican Consul General Eduardo Baca has his eyes on growing the technology sector, particularly Microsoft and Amazon, in his country. Apple, Cisco back Microsoft in protesting U.S. warrant for overseas data Apple and Cisco are the latest companies to stand behind Microsoft in its objections to a U.S. search warrant seeking information from customer email messages stored in an Irish data center. Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner gets certified for delivery after smooth and speedy test program ​Boeing's 787-9 Dreamliner has won certification for delivery after a nine-month flight test program that went quite smoothly, compared to tests of the preceding 787-8. Sir Clicks-A-Lot: Rapper's gig with Seattle Symphony goes viral on YouTube We should have known that Seattle rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot liked to mix up his media when he joined the Puget Sound Business Journal at the TechFlash "Flashies" awards back in 2011. Back then, Mix-A-Lot was all about smartphone apps. But we didn't foresee that he'd turn the Seattle Symphony into one of the biggest classical YouTube sensations of 2014. Looking out, looking in: UW researchers develop sensor that can be embeded in your eye Imagine having a high-tech sensor implanted permanently in your eye. Engineers at the University of Washington have made that possible through an invention that can track critical pressure changes for glaucoma patients. Amazon takes gamble with new smartphone Competitors have tried and failed with their own smartphone, if a smartphone is what Amazon introduces Wednesday in Seattle. National Tech News

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