TechFlash: Depression in tech ranks; How Barton picks execs; Big Gates funding

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Depression in the tech industry weighs heavy on the Puget Sound region The high failure rate of startups and the stressful work environment throughout the industry overall, depression is emerging as a big issue for tech workers. Courage, brains and heart: How Rich Barton, the man behind the curtain, chooses leaders Rich Barton clearly has a knack for picking leaders, and he pulls wisdom from the L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" to choose them. From 'Game Over' to 'You Win,' Seattle-area game-makers have had an up and down year 2014 held a few acquisitions in the game development world, but it was game over for a couple of others. Gates Foundation makes largest equity investment ever in German vaccine maker The big investment by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation last week marks a slight shift from its focus on giving grants to pouring money into private companies. Starbucks is hiring more tech workers than most tech companies Starbucks' technology push puts the company at the forefront of digital retail. The clouds are growing in Seattle: Amazon acquires 'Internet of Things' company ​Amazon has moved further into the growing Internet of Things market with its latest acquisition of Denver company 2lemetry. How Starbucks became a tech company (subscription required) Nate Swanner doesn't carry a lot of cash. He also likes being first. Getty Images CEO, co-founder to step down as company turns 20 years old ​Getty Images CEO and co-founder Jonathan Klein will step down from the chief executive role, the Seattle company announced Friday. National Tech News Smarsh CEO on the company's public aspirations Lancaster Colony paying $92M for flatbread maker Flatout ABQ startups' pictures of SXSW FCC pauses countdown on TV mega-mergers Gates Foundation makes largest equity investment ever in German vaccine maker Getty Images CEO, co-founder to step down as company turns 20 years old Health care dominates list of highest paying and most popular jobs The clouds are growing in Seattle: Amazon acquires 'Internet of Things' company Chatter: What Nashvillians are saying about 36|86 and Pandoland Foursquare brings messaging feature to struggling Swarm app

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