TechFlash: Boeing, SpaceX share $7B contract; Providence's new $150M venture fund

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Boeing and SpaceX win joint $7 billion NASA contract for space station capsule ​The Boeing company took a front seat in space exploration Tuesday when NASA announced it had chosen Boeing and California company SpaceX to provide capsules to take people to the International Space Station. Providence Health brings on former Amazon execs to run new $150M venture fund The investment arm of Seattle-based Providence Health and Services announced a $150 million venture fund to invest in health care systems that improve patient care. Bellevue's Visible Technologies sells to Vocus Visible Technologies, a social media analytics company, will become part of the company that provides tools for public relations firms. Location, location, location: Why Seattle techies picked the Big Apple over Seattle Seattle might be regularly lauded as a great place to launch a startup, but these alums of Microsoft and Zillow launched commercial real estate startup Hightower in New York City. Here's why. Alibaba's Ma vs. Amazon's Bezos: Scrappy entrepreneur vs. controlling genius Jack Ma and Jeff Bezos could not be more different, but both have led their e-commerce startups to the top of the market. Nadella turns the page on Microsoft's future, talks literature and poetry at Seattle event Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shares why he often quotes famous literature and poetry in his speeches. Microsoft planning Sept. 30 Windows update event Microsoft could unveil more information about its Windows 8 replacement, its new Windows 9, at a Sept. 30 event in San Francisco. Cray gets $13M Swedish supercomputer contract Seattle supercomputer company Cray Inc. said it's received a $13 million contract for one of its CrayXC supercomputers in Sweden. National Tech News

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