TechFlash: Airbnb's Seattle impact; VC investments drop; New tech campus planned

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Exclusive: This is how much Airbnb's 2,900 Seattle hosts brought in last year After pledging to work with local governments, and hoping to work toward "common sense regulation," Airbnb is releasing an economic impact report for Seattle Thursday. Investments in Washington state venture-backed companies drops 56 percent Venture firms invested nearly $271 million through 33 deals in the final quarter of 2015, according to the Dow Jones VentureSource report. That's a 56 percent decrease from the same quarter a year before. KING 5 studios is moving, making room for a new SLU campus The developer of the full-block 333 Dexter project estimates 5,000 high-tech and retail employees will work at the campus. Why Elon Musk's Luddite Award is making Seattle researchers say 'I told you so' An annual tribute to the worst anti-technology idea of the year will go to Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking for stirring fear about artificial intelligence – validating objections from Seattle researchers who say a Terminator scenario isn't likely. When a funding round is about more than money: Seattle startup raises $6M Seattle startup founder David Niu explains why his company, Tinypulse went out for a funding round in December. Editorial: Seattle could cure cancer The combination of cloud computing companies and cancer researchers put the region at a crossroads. Punishing immigrants for seeking the American Dream It's not just the country's convoluted visa and green card system that immigrants must contend with. They're also often made to feel like they've done something wrong by coming here, and that can have consequences for them and their employers. UW professor and breast cancer research pioneer honored by National Foundation for Cancer Research Mary-Claire King, a professor of medicine and genome sciences at UW, will receive the prestigious Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research for first discovering a genetic predisposition to breast cancer. National Tech News IBM forms cloud video unit after buying Ustream for $130M Startup founder alleges VCs stole his business Why Microsoft's blockchain service has 20 companies waiting to be accepted Startup helping small farmers (finally) cash in on local foods movement Why this entrepreneur's launching a female-focused accelerator

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