TechFlash: Alibaba hiring at Seattle office; Top big data companies; Amazon falls

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Alibaba ramps up recruiting for Seattle office Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is recruiting engineers for its Seattle office, which is set to open in downtown Seattle. Amazon loses $170M on Fire Phone, but that's not why stock is plunging Amazon took a $170 million write-off, largely attributable to its Fire Phone, CFO Tom Szkutak said Thursday. ​List Leaders: The biggest of the Big Data Software Companies Here are the Top 5 big data software companies in the Puget Sound area based on revenue. After Thursday earnings reports, shares in Amazon plummet, Microsoft ascends ​One day after announcing third-quarter earnings, shares in Amazon.com Inc. were falling in early trading while shares in Microsoft Corp. were slowly rising. Seattle startup Tred shifts gears, arrives at new business model The Seattle test drive delivery service is no longer giving test drives. They've joined the used-car sales business. Amazon hired 40,000 employees in a year, now has 150,000 worldwide The company hired about 40,000 employees in the last year. Microsoft says goodbye Nokia, hello Lumia ​Microsoft Corp. said it's transitioning away from using the Nokia name for its smartphones to the Lumia brand. National Tech News

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