TechFlash: Amazon stock spikes; Concur plans to double; T-Mobile bids big on air

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​Amazon stock spikes a whopping 15 percent on success of Prime, AWS Amazon's stock saw an impressive jump after the online retail giant posted a quarterly profit. That's good news for tens of thousands of Seattle-area employees. Concur's new president says company could double as part of SAP Concur was acquired by SAP in December and already it says it's feeling a bump from it's new parent company. T-Mobile to spend $1.77 billion but still was massively outbid by AT&T, Verizon in spectrum auction T-Mobile was battling it out against industry giants in an auction for available wireless spectrum as the company looks to expand its network. The AFL-CIO just became Amazon's landlord The value of this Amazon-occupied Seattle high-rise has nearly doubled in less than a decade. Zulily to shutter UK office, shift international distribution back to U.S. ​Zulily confirmed Friday it would shut down its UK office, the only international outpost for the Seattle e-commerce company. ​Amazon's headcount tops 150,000 after adding nearly 40,000 employees in 2014 The Seattle online giant now has a total of 154,100 employees worldwide, 36,800 more employees than it had a year ago. ​Amazon challenges Microsoft as cloud customers soar past 1 million Amazon's cloud computing division now has more than one million active customers. How this Seattle startup is positioning itself in a highly competitive space: Home monitoring systems SNUPI, the company behind the WallyHome device that monitors houses for things like water leaks, has now raised a total of $13 million, $1.5 million of which was announced this week. T-Mobile creates first ad for live stream of Super Bowl T-Mobile US Inc. said it has created the first ad made especially for NBC's live streaming coverage of Sunday's Super Bowl. Hey Jedi, Droids and bounty hunter fans! Star Wars exhibit opens at EMP Hey fans of Jedi, Droids and bounty hunters: An exhibit detailing the costumes of "Star Wars" movies opens tomorrow at the EMP museum in Seattle. National Tech News Dish Network bids $10 billion on wireless frequencies Phishing scam using trusted name targets businesses After spinout, 50-worker Kryptiq prepares for new 'population health' wave Silicon Valley entrepreneur: Orlando tech scene has all the Ingredients to be great New Mexico Angels launch second Start-Up Factory The unanswered question of incentives: Will the jobs come without them? Lotus Leaf Coatings nabs new licensing agreement Five Things: What your business should consider during tax season State Land Office reviewing SunZia records Franklin County online permit center to improve residential construction process

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