TechFlash: F5 CEO steps down; Amazon's new tower; How Microsoft cuts taxes

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F5 Networks CEO Rivelo steps down for 'personal conduct' reasons F5 Networks' CEO Manny Rivelo will step down for "personal conduct" reasons, the company said. Former CEO John McAdam will return. To feed the masses at its first tower, Amazon goes local Around 5,000 people could one day work in the new high-rise that opened Monday. That's a lot of mouths to feed. Report details how Microsoft uses global units to cut tax bill Microsoft sends sales and profits through a complex route to save billions in corporate taxes, according to a report in the Seattle Times. Seattle startup Front Desk lays off six employees Front Desk laid off six employees last week as part of a "strategic reorganization," the company confirmed Monday. This venture firm is making virtual reality a credible investment Seattle's most-active venture firm just made its second multimillion-dollar investment in VR, adding credibility to an emerging technology long overlooked by investors. With Amazon set to open tower Monday, Starbucks first on the scene (slideshow) Employees are gearing up this weekend for the opening of the first high-rise in Amazon's downtown campus. Monday's opening will be a pivotal event in the history of Seattle. Amazon Web Services is backing Elon Musk's $1B AI research non-profit OpenAI will be co-chaired by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and technology venture capitalist Sam Altman. National Tech News Exclusive: Apple buys former chip fab in North San Jose Geekdom leadership shifts include new COO, business development head ​Wizard World launches online store for Comic Con fans West Coast lures more college grads as talent war rages Salesforce pushes further into Big Data space with MinHash acquisition

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