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Amazon Seattle office shut down as police investigate bomb threat ​At least one Amazon office in Seattle is reportedly shut down Monday morning due to a bomb threat. Big ventures: 10 Seattle-area companies collectively raised nearly $1 billion in 2014 Check out the list of the top 10 companies that raised the most money in 2014. Congress decision to nix Russian rockets could power up Bezos' Blue Origin rocket engine plan Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' plans to build a new heavy-launch rocket engine may be accelerated by a Friday Senate vote halting new purchases of Russian made heavy engines. Uber backpedals after price hike during Sydney hostage crisis ​Uber briefly charged riders in downtown Sydney a minimum $100 during the hostage crisis. Cool Spaces: Chef plans to double workforce in new Pioneer Square pad Seattle company Chef is growing so quickly it had to relocate its headquarters to a 36,000-square-foot space in Pioneer Square. Seahawks, Microsoft and Canlis family: Staff Photographer Marcus Donner's top photos of 2014 From a Super Bowl win to a new CEO for one of the region's top companies, this year was a big one for visual moments. Here are Staff Photographer Marcus Donner's picks for his favorite 10 photos of 2014. Facebook discards Microsoft Bing for search ​Facebook will no longer use Microsoft Corp.'s Bing for its search. Edward Snowden calls Amazon 'morally irresponsible' Former NSA contractor is calling on Amazon to provide regular encryption to avert governments from monitoring the browsing habits of citizens. Alaska Airlines giving away entertainment on some flights through January ​Alaska Airlines said it will give away free entertainment on some of its flights before it begins charging for the service on Feb. 1. Cray gets $30M Dept. of Defense contract ​Seattle supercomputer maker Cray Inc. said it's received a $30 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense for two supercomputers and two storage systems. Software glitch in UK allows Amazon merchandise to sell for a penny ​A software glitch in the United Kingdom on Friday allowed some merchandise for sale on Amazon.com to be sold for a little as a penny. National Tech News With expansion plans set, LogMeIn says CFO to leave for Boston-area startup Maxwell Health on a hiring spree following closing $26.4M in funding Cyber alert: Watch out for destructive malware attacks IAC to shut down nRelate About.com: A name from the '90s trying to thrive in the 2010s SurveyMonkey, valued at $2B, raises $250M to cash out some early investors Year in review: See some of the top NM deals from M&A's comeback year Mebane-based mattress maker plans to open massive Texas facility Portland's fastest-growing company plans to hire hundreds of local workers by 2016 Wanelo deal with Shopify gives indie retailers a wing in digital mall

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