TechFlash: Starbucks quits CDs; Microsoft updates Band, but you can't have one

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Starbucks will stop selling CDs next month ​Starbucks has been rolling out new mobile apps and services for months. Now it's ready to kill one of its old technology staples. Microsoft is still committed to its first wearable, even if you can't buy the thing Microsoft rolled out its first major update to the Microsoft Band on Monday, a sign that the company is far from abandoning its first wearable. Cloud real estate company with Seattle ties gets 'Floored' New partnership between Hightower and Floored allows real estate agents to give clients virtual 3D tours of office space for the first time, the companies say. Can this $12-a-year wearable beat out pricier competition? Seattle startup Pivotal Living is hoping that its unique subscription business model will draw customers who can't afford the more expensive health trackers on the market. Want to know who won an Oscar? Ask Microsoft The company's predictive analytics model nailed 20 of the 24 Oscar winners. Valeant Pharmaceuticals gets OK to buy bankrupt Dendreon for $495 million Quebec-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals will officially buy Seattle biotech Dendreo Corp.'s assets. Dendreon filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November. National Tech News $20 billion lawsuit alleges Comcast discriminates against black-owned media $20 billion lawsuit alleges Comcast discriminates against black-owned media Dayton will push to get more drones into Ohio airspace this year CEO of One Spark-originated company to roll out new product at IBM conference Q&A: Up with People CEO shares insights from running a 50-year-old nonprofit MaxPoint sets sights higher for IPO Microsoft is still committed to its first wearable, even if you can't buy the thing RTI International opens Indian subsidiary, tackles toilets, cancer Healthtech: Fast Company gives a shout out to a Portland health IT startup Mark Cuban-backed Little Bird aims for new $2M funding round

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