TechFlash: Big Fish's bigger pond; When Gates invests; Real Change goes digital

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Big Fish's need for bigger pond prompts Classmates to move downtown Big Fish soon will occupy all of 333 Elliott, an office building on Seattle's waterfront. The many upsides and surprising downside of being bankrolled by Bill Gates Bill Gates has been investing in several startups born out of Bellevue's Intellectual Ventures. Counting him among your investors certainly has its perks, but it's not all gravy. Real Change ahead: Seattle-area Google volunteers help nonprofit newspaper go digital Real Change launched an app Thursday that will allow people to download an electronic version of the paper to their phones. Street vendors will then get credit for the purchase. Cyanogen partnership: Microsoft's plan to chip away at Android, iOS just got clearer Microsoft has struggled to gain traction in the mobile device market. But now the company has partnered with a small Seattle startup that makes its own operating system, based on the Android system. Together, they could grab some of Apple's and Google's market share. Seattle biotech faces tough decision about its next CEO in midst of proxy battle Seattle biotech company Acucela will soon be turned topsy-turvy in a boardroom overhaul as the result of a proxy battle. But between the current CEO and the ousted leader who will likely be reinstated, who will better run the company? ​As it turns out, people are actually 'Binging' it: Microsoft's troubled search engine gets its day Microsoft has long lagged behind in the internet search market, but the company's Bing engine now claims a respectable 20 percent of searches. Etsy's early backers basking in IPO big money Add another notch to Union Square Ventures' belt with Etsy's multi-billion dollar exit today. National Tech News 3 reasons starting an Orlando tech firm just got a little easier Slack valuation jumps to $2.8B with $160M funding ARC, Atlanta Streets Alive to use 'tactical urbanism' to revitalize Atlanta's West End Corporate welfare or workforce development? Debate rages at Colorado Capitol as bills advance ​Frederick's of Hollywood closes all stores Lenovo unveils Executive Briefing Center Arizona Sen. Flake signs on bipartisan trade agreement effort Air Force seeks new GPS tech as Lockheed Martin gets satellite production moving Big Fish's need for bigger pond prompts Classmates to move downtown Staples taps Dayton-area company's green products

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