Thursday, February 5, 2015

TechFlash: Nadella's cloudy year; Is Tableau an IBM target? Expedia stock tanks

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Nadella's legacy still cloudy as he kicks off his second year as Microsoft CEO

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella celebrated one year on the job yesterday, but it's still to early to judge how he'll handle one of the world's largest corporations.

As Tableau shares approach $100, analysts speculate on possible IBM acquisition

​Tableau's stock soared more than 17 percent in morning trading Thursday after the company's fourth quarter earnings results far exceeded analyst expectations.

The mysterious case of Microsoft, Cyanogen, and a $70 million investment

The Wall Street Journal reported last week Microsoft is going to be part of a $70 million fundraising round for the Android operating system company, which set off a firestorm in the open source community. Now, new details of the deal have emerged.

Live within a quarter-mile of a Starbucks? Zillow says that's good news for your home value

Starbucks is fueling increasing home values and choosing the next hot neighborhoods, Zillow data shows.

Expedia stock tanks as hotel booking revenue falls, earnings miss expectations

Expedia missed expectations on Thursday, reporting earnings per share of 86 cents, below the $1.02 analysts expected.

Want to get around using an app instead of a car? Move to Seattle

Seattle's alternative transportation options put the city in the top 10 places to live if you want to get around with an app instead of a personal vehicle.

Bill Gates-backed Kymeta signs deal to make portable satellite antenna with Intelsat

Kymeta, a Redmond-based satellite communications company backed by Bill Gates, has reached an agreement with satellite industry giant Intelsat to take its products to market.

Tableau reports huge jump in customers, revenue; stock soars

Seattle data visualization company Tableau's stock price spiked Wednesday after the company beat analyst expectations and reported a huge bump in revenue, profits and customers.

Big new lease 'galvanizes' old Pioneer Square building, and now it's for sale

Microsoft, NBBJ used to occupy the building at 111 S. Jackson St. Now it will become a startup co-working space.

Another quarter, another loss announced by RealNetworks

RealNetworks Inc. announced another money-losing quarter.

National Tech News

Infinity Property & Casualty to buy former Birmingham News building

RadioShack files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Portland's media measurement aces nab $7M in division sale

Verizon selling its Texas wireline assets to Frontier Communications

Corporate venture teams raised the stakes on startup deals in 2014

Judge paves way for Giant Eagle to carry out Seegrid restructuring

GoPro hits targets, selling 2.4 million cameras in the fourth quarter

Want to get around using an app instead of a car? Move to Seattle

Tallwave to offer $100,000 in its downtown Phoenix biz program

RadioShack warns state that more than 1,000 job cuts could be coming

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