TechFlash: Bill Gates takes ice bucket challenge; Tech on top at Best Workplaces

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Gates invents system to douse himself with ice water to benefit ALS patients Bill Gates is the latest tech leader to douse himself with water for the ALS Association's Ice Bucket Challenge. Seattle tech companies win top honors at Washington's Best Workplaces Zillow, Slalom, BigDoor, and Simply Measured all hit it out of the ballpark as PSBJ and more than 1,200 people celebrate Washington's Best Workplaces at Safeco Field. After scary personal experience, Seattle entrepreneur built a wearable to call for help in emergencies React Mobile has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the Sidekick, a wearable that will allow the user to call for help in an emergency. Amazon competitor bites back: Square is not for sale Amazon may have the size and the reach to compete with the San Francisco-based company, but Square is not backing down. Climbing the Pacific Science Center arches to get kids into STEM Engineer It! Weekend is coming to the Pacific Science Center. The event will feature the first female president of National Council of Examiners for Engineering and an invention that will allow one engineer to scale the arches. Scary stock drop? Insurmountable debt? Still, a few bulls are running with Dendreon The Seattle drugmaker Dendreon saw its stock price tumble this week after warning investors of a big debt payment coming up. But a few analysts have taken a contrarian view and are suggesting investors buy up the shares. Is Internet of Things over hyped? TechFestNW takes on this year's biggest buzz word We talked with Sce Pike of Citizen about the Internet of Things and whether it has the making for the next bubble. Who are Washington's most wanted? Skilled workers Tech companies get most of the attention, but construction and manufacturing face hiring challenges, too. New Amazon Fire phone blown away in comparison test In a Consumer Reports test against the LG G3 smart phone, the Amazon Fire gets "smoked." National Tech News

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