TechFlash: Zillow, News Corp. tangle; Avalara CEO's big lesson; Exploding Kittens

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Avalara CEO on $200M in fundraising: 'We needed way more money than I ever anticipated.' Avalara CEO Scott McFarlane said the software-as-a-service business model has proven to be more expensive than expected. Zillow files restraining order against News Corp. to keep listings flowing to Trulia News Corp. announced yesterday it would terminate the contract between Listhub and Trulia on Feb. 26 — stopping listing data from flowing to Trulia a full 16 months before the contract was set to expire. 'Exploding Kittens' smashes Kickstarter record Exploding Kittens raised $8.78 million and had more backers than any other Kickstarter project ever. Priceline and Expedia couldn't have more different acquisition strategies, says Priceline CEO Priceline CEO Darren Huston told investors that Expedia and his company are taking vastly different approaches to acquisitions. Branching out: Nordstrom's new strategy grows Rack, digital businesses Nordstrom reported in its fourth-quarter earnings call Thursday that the Rack was the largest source of new customers during 2014. IDRI's $4M grant will help developing countries extend the reach of vaccines The Infectious Disease Research Institute will help developing countries prepare better for disease outbreaks by helping produce vaccines at a higher volume. Who's hiring? Engineering firms added at least 400 engineers in 2014 The top engineering firms in the Puget Sound region employed more engineers this past year than in the year prior. Oren Etzioni on the challenges of working for Paul Allen (subscriber content) Oren Etzioni runs the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence. National Tech News Laser conference zaps its way into Orlando Online poker builds momentum with two new bills Jamestown hitchhiker legend the latest to bring lights, cameras, action to the Triad Data breaches, TurboTax and tax filing fraud in NM: what it all means Data breach bill gains momentum City solves Epicenter Twitter mystery IDRI's $4M grant will help developing countries extend the reach of vaccines Warner Bros. more than doubles down on Machinima This Bay Area foundation gave out almost a half billion dollars to charities in 2014 NYC firefighter most recent victim of armed bitcoin robbery

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