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Microsoft uses NFL partnership to boost Xbox One sales Microsoft and the NFL will host a conference on tech in sports in Seattle next week. Seattle Uber drivers go on strike over a pay dispute More than 100 UberX drivers have stopped working because of fare discounts. Banking on millennials: Columbia Bank CEO Melanie Dressel talks next-gen banking Yes, millennials like to bank via technology. But they also distrust big banks. Columbia Bank CEO Melanie Dressel has a solution that she believes will keep this next generation of customers coming back. Seahawks dynasty? Don't laugh. Big data says it's possible A statistical analysis likes the teams chances of again winning the Super Bowl. Twitch, Amazon and the validation of user-generated content Eight years ago, skeptics said Google was insane to pay $1.6B for YouTube. Now, Google has a competitor that is capable of fetching $1 billion. Touchstone to begin construction on Lake Union lab-office development The Seattle developer is proceeding with construction of the NorthEdge project, but now it has become a speculative project. Microsoft CEO Nadella to visit China? Reuters reports Nadella will go to China later next month amidst that country's antitrust probe targeting Microsoft. Will Shaun Cassidy's Amazon TV pilot make it to a series? Five Amazon TV pilots are vying to be made into full series, including "Hysteria," written and co-produced by 1970s teen heartthrob Shaun Cassidy. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 now available in 25 more countries Microsoft expands new tablet distribution to countries including Thailand and Belgium, among others. National Tech News

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