TechFlash: Amazon's addiction; Microsoft's startups; Ballmer, Gates and guns

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Card reader will feed Amazon's addiction: other retailers' data Amazon's Local Register will compete with Square and PayPal and give it further insight into customers' spending habits. Microsoft cultivates growing Internet of Things trend with startup accelerator (slide show) Microsoft has chosen the first 10 startups to work out of its new Redmond home automation accelerator. Ballmer and Gates giving a lot to Washington gun control initiative Steve Ballmer and his wife have already given $580,000 to the Initiative 594 gun control effort. 10 rivals on Amazon's hit list, Square just the latest The question is no longer which companies Amazon is doing battle with, but which ones it is not, ranging from the turf battles one might expect over e-commerce market share to its much publicized pricing battles with publishers. The latest surprising addition to Jeff Bezos' hit list? Square. Dendreon stock sinks as analysts downgrade on debt concerns, dwindling prospects for cancer drug Dendreon saw its stock price fall even more on Wednesday after the company's debt load concerned investors. The Seattle cancer drug-maker has struggled to sell its expensive drug Provenge. Seeding the cloud: Amazon invests in startup to help AWS target big customers Amazon Web Services is the largest cloud infrastructure provider. But the company has major competition and is moving quickly to position itself for the cloudy future. Machinists pledge cooperation at 777X event, despite continued tensions Ron Coen, president of Machinists 751 Local C, sat next to Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Ray Conner and spoke second at the 777X plant demolition ceremony Wednesday, calling on union members to move on after earlier controversy over the contract. Seattle is trying to attract another tech giant to Yesler Terrace space ​Seattle's lower cost of living, increasingly talented workforce and funding opportunities has started to persuade tech companies to move their businesses from San Francisco to Seattle. Now, it appears, the city leaders are instigating that push. RealNetworks gets even slimmer, slashes 10 percent of its staff RealNetworks announced it is laying off 85 people, bringing its headcount to about 765. Bellevue startup inks $15 million contract with Washington state to pay employees to be healthier Bellevue-based Limeade signed a contact with the Washington state Health Care Authority to help state workers get rewards for improving their health. Have too much information? ClipCard raised $4.2 million to help ClipCard creates an app to allow people to easily search their information spread across multiple systems and sites. Washington state would see biggest gain from Pacific pact, U.S. trade chief says Of all the states in the union, Washington would benefit the most from a Pacific region trade pact, according to the top U.S. trade official. Amazon introduces credit card reader for stores Amazon's credit card reader will compete against readers from Square Inc. National Tech News

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