TechFlash: The VC Bowl: Seattle vs. Boston in the battle for venture capital

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The VC Bowl: how do Seattle and Boston stack up venture capital funding? If the Super Bowl were played out in the startup arena, with little companies vying for big VC checks instead of touchdowns, New England would come out on top. Seattle businesses face pressure from Seahawks over branding issues The Seattle Seahawks are contacting local businesses with "12" branded fan products about trademark infringement issues. Amazon buys Israeli tech firm for reported $350M ​Amazon.com Inc. is reportedly in talks to buy secretive Israeli chip designer Annapurna Labs Ltd. ​for up to $370 million. Redfin says Seattle's 'hottest' residential neighborhood in 2015 will be in Bellevue Seattle's "hottest" neighborhood when it comes to residential home sales in 2015 will be on the Eastside. Bill & Melinda Gates' future: Transforming food in Africa, tecch for the poor and closing the literacy gap In the 15th year of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the co-founders predict the future in their annual letter. Microsoft's Nadella just showed off the product lineup that will define his era Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella further cemented his vision for the company on Wednesday, unveiling a suite of services that aim to make Windows the glue that holds your digital world together. Tech giants hunt new customers in unserved markets as smartphones boom Technology companies like T-Mobile and Microsoft are lowering the barrier of entry for people who have never had smartphones before, hoping to get a slice of a new and growing market. F5 stock tanks more than 15 percent after earnings miss Wall Street expectations ​F5 Networks' stock plunged nearly 16 percent in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company's first quarter results missed analyst expectations. National Tech News Even after making Larry Hogan's budget, the Red Line is in limbo Wawa seeks space to expand into South Florida There's still life in cleantech, as Bloom Energy shows with $130M funding round Bill & Melinda Gates' future: Transforming food in Africa, tech for the poor and closing the literacy gap Tech giants hunt new customers in unserved markets as smartphones boom VentureOhio appoints executive director from Columbus' Hicks Partners Getting IT excited about marketing and vice versa UNM, state wait for details on fate of their investments in nanoMR Marketing firm hiring after partnering with software company What do millenials want from Dayton?

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