TechFlash: Gates skips Microsoft meeting; Jesse Jackson talks tech diversity

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Gates skips Microsoft shareholders meeting, Ballmer watches from the sidelines as Nadella fields diversity questions For the first time in the company's history, Bill Gates did not attend the annual Microsoft shareholders meeting on Wednesday at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. Former CEO Steve Ballmer watched from the sidelines as Rev. Jesse Jackson peppered new CEO Satya Nadella with questions about diversity. Rev. Jesse Jackson: Microsoft addresses diversity issues, Amazon ignores them Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson was in Seattle Tuesday to call on local tech companies to address diversity issues in their ranks. He suggested during his speech that Microsoft was open to working on the issue, while Amazon had not responded. Eco-friendly planes are coming: Boeing powers jet partly on used cooking oil On Tuesday, Boeing sent aloft a 787 Dreamliner partly powered by "green diesel" produced from used cooking oil, part of a strategy to make aviation biofuels significant in the future. Predict the Blab: Seattle startup raises $8.8 million for big data marketing Blab Founder and CEO Randy Browning said his company's algorithm boasts a 97 percent accuracy rate when predicting where digital conversations will go 24 hours in advance with high confidence. Chinese smartphone vendor: 'Nobody made any money in Windows Phone' Huawei Technologies, a Chinese smartphone giant, told The Seattle Times it won't be selling more phones running Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system. Rev. Jesse Jackson slams Amazon diversity practices, joins with security union ​Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson is joining with a local union and Amazon security officers to ask the tech giant to ensure good treatment of its employees. Microsoft kills off its Clip Art On Tuesday, Microsoft killed off Clip Art, saying the Office.com Clip Art and image library has closed shop. Suit: Zillow 'had a pervasive culture of degrading women' A former employee in Zillow's Irvine, Calif. office has sued Zillow, claiming she was "exposed to horrific and unthinkable acts" of sexual harassment. Rev. Jesse Jackson calls access to capital 'fourth stage of civil rights movement' The fourth stage of the civil rights movement is increasing access to capital — and Seattle companies are in the thick of it, Rev. Jesse Jackson said. UW groups win Allen Foundation grants for artificial intelligence research Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's foundation has provided $79 million in grants over the years to research on artificial intelligence. The most recent round of awards went to several Seattle researchers. 'Catastrophically stupid': WTIA fears there's little hope for R&D tax breaks set to expire Jan. 1 Washington Technology Industry Association CEO Michael Schutzler fears 19-year-old tax incentives for research and development will expire on Jan. 1. National Tech News Critics: NYC's WiFi plan furthering, not ending, digital divide LendingClub IPO could shatter Bay Area record for the year Providence workers file lawsuit alleging health system uses religious tax exemption to skirt pension law Software company, plumbing distributor gain tax deals for local projects Chinese smartphone vendor: 'Nobody made any money in Windows Phone' UW groups win Allen Foundation grants for artificial intelligence research ITPalooza to highlight South Florida tech successes, job openings Target teams with Google for in-store mobile games Ixia's new CEO talks rebuilding trust, Meg Whitman and the power of a simple 'What do you want to know?' Computer Rescue buys phone, cable installation firm

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