TechFlash: Microsoft demands U.S. stop spying on customers; Amazon boycott looms

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Microsoft's top lawyer: U.S. spies need to stop demanding foreign customer data Microsoft's top lawyer, Brad Smith, published a strongly worded blog Thursday demanding that the U.S. government stop requiring tech companies to turn over customer data. Stephen Colbert peeved with Amazon, urges boycott Comedy Central star calls CEO Jeff Bezos names, berates Amazon for delays in shipping his books. Is it even possible to boycott Amazon? Authors are calling for readers to buy books elsewhere, but avoiding Amazon might be harder than you think. Sprint moves closer to buying T-Mobile for $32B Deal would face stiff scrutiny by regulators, though. What device is Amazon unveiling in Seattle on June 18? Odds are that it's a new smartphone, probably with 3-D capability. Silicon Valley VC Marc Andreessen: Snowden's a traitor, Obama's not helping Many in Silicon Valley consider NSA leaker Edward Snowden a hero for disclosing digital spying. Not Marc Andreessen. Amazon's proposed dog park: A chick magnet for lonely techies? Amazon's new campus in South Lake Union includes a dog park. Will that become the place to meet a future Amazon employee date? MicroVision not naming names, but says it has a big smartphone collaborator Shares in the Redmond display technology company soared on the news. National Tech News Meet the 7 Cleantech Challenge finalists of 2014

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