TechFlash: Juno worth $3 billion post-IPO; Front Desk raises $4M; Gates as Santa

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Juno Therapeutics stock soars 17 percent in second day trading, surpasses $3 billion market cap After the Seattle biotech company's wildly successful IPO last week, its stock is still climbing today and the company is valued at more than $3 billion. Seattle startup Front Desk raises $4 million, plans to double staff Front Desk announced Monday it has raised $4 million in a round that will record in 2015. Juno CEO makes $100M in IPO; Largest investor makes $1 billion Juno Therapeutics went public on Friday in a $265 million IPO. CEO Hans Bishop's net worth rose dramatically as a result. And he wasn't the only one. This is what happens when Bill Gates is your Secret Santa Bill Gates took to Reddit to become someone's Secret Santa this weekend. He bought a young woman something on her list - and made a donation to a vaccine nonprofit in her name. Amazon's top reviewers garner free stuff and death threats ​If you're one of the top reviewers at Amazon.com, you probably get a lot of stuff for free but you also might get some things you might not appreciate, like death threats. Juno Therapeutics raises $265 million in IPO, closes high The cell-based immunotherapy company focused on cancer treatments opened today at 60 percent and finished well at closing. Nadella's 'karma-gate' flap launched a discussion of diversity in tech: Here are 5 provocative responses Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella set off a firestorm when he suggested women shouldn't ask for raises, but instead have faith that the system will reward them. Here are some of the most interesting things said about diversity in tech following Nadella's comments. Nintendo wins appeals court patent fight Nintendo of America said it's won an appeals court victory in a patent infringement fight against Creative Kingdoms. Microsoft on TV, donates $2M in software ​Microsoft Corp. was on TV on Friday, donating $2 million in software as part of a NBC-TV toy drive. National Tech News Texas Instruments sells 15-acre Sunnyvale park to Intuitive Surgical Google just rolled out its first street-ready self-driving car Seattle startup Front Desk raises $4 million, plans to double staff Apps the Boston Business Journal staff loved in 2014 (BBJ photo gallery) QTS gets increased credit line, lowered interest rate to expand data centers Louisville senior-living company acquired by management team Already flush with cash, Elemental's latest round helps cement critical partnership Starbucks, Square go separate ways on mobile apps but remain partners Digital dilemma: Chapel Hill's The Varsity Theatre needs to upgrade or close Year in Review: Top 5 KC tech developments

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