TechFlash: Amazon cloud more reliable than Microsoft; Biotech IPOs heat up market

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Report shows Microsoft's cloud platform 16 times less reliable then Amazon's in 2014 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been touting the company's cloud offerings, but one benchmarking organization say it still lags behind in reliability. Biotech led venture-backed IPOs nationally in 2014 included Juno Therapeutics, 3 other Seattle biotechs Last year was the best year for new public companies since 2000, and 16 of the 27 offerings during the fourth quarter alone were life sciences initial public offerings. Most of those were U.S. companies. Four were from the Puget Sound region. Adaptive Biotechnologies raises $94 million, acquires San Francisco immunosequencing company Sequenta The Seattle immunosequencing biotech that raised $105 million in venture capital funding in 2014 announced this morning that it acquired Sequenta Inc., a company that does similar work developing clinical diagnostics based on the human immune system. Kickstarter ditches Amazon Payments for 'faster and easier' Stripe system ​Amazon's budding payments ecosystems was dealt a major blow yesterday when crowdfunding site Kickstarter announced it was replacing Amazon with payments startup Stripe. Seattle is best city in the U.S. to find a job, according to new report ​According to a new report, Seattle is the best city in the country to find a job. Amazon's push to help startups could keep the retailer on top Amazon is reportedly creating a system to help get more third-party clients to use its service — by helping grow its competitors' businesses. T-Mobile says it added 2.1M net customers in Q4, 8.3M in 2014 ​T-Mobile US Inc. said it added 2.1 million net customers in the latest quarter and added 8.3 million net customers in 2014. Data I/O CFO Hatlen suffers stroke Joel Hatlen, who's worked at Redmond-based Data I/O Corp. for nearly 23 years and who now serves as the company's chief financial officer and vice president, suffered a stroke over the holidays. National Tech News Want to be on 'Shark Tank'? Here's your chance 10 fun facts about the Oregon Ducks' unique Nike deal New venture capital fund formed for Kentucky companies Precision Process Inc. adding machinery, staff to bump production uBreakiFix establishes downtown Orlando HQ Deepak Chopra settles lawsuit against former partner Hot Denver startup bought by California's VSCO Adaptive Biotechnologies raises $94 million, acquires San Francisco immunosequencing company Sequenta Apple Watch release expected in March QuikTrip goes full service around Arizona (at least for food)

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