TechFlash: Amazon boosts Prime members; Blucora 'demolished trust'

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Amazon isn't just adding Prime members, its retaining them Amazon added 14 million Prime memberships last year, an outside report says. Analyst: Blucora has 'demolished trust' as stock slides, loans mount Blucora stock has fallen nearly 42 percent to less than $9 per share, the company has racked up $400 million in debt and a new CEO has so far not emerged. But analysts say the company still has future revenue potential. ​How Cloud City could protect Seattle from a tech bubble The region's fast-growing cloud business isn't based on "unicorn" valuations. It's based on one of the most profitable technologies of our time. As Silicon Valley braces for a downturn, Seattle looks to a bright – albeit cloudy – future. Tech moves mean tough times ahead for office landlords in Bellevue, new report says Microsoft won't be the savior of the market this time around. PSBJ welcomes new tech, biotech reporter Rachel Nielsen is joining the PSBJ to cover technology and biotech businesses. She comes to Seattle by way of Moscow, where she wrote for the Moscow Times. UW's new pen-sized microscope could ID cancer cells in the operating room A handheld, pen-sized microscope being developed at the University Washington could be just what surgeons need to identify cancer cells while still in the operating room. Microsoft hires Qualcomm Ventures chief to change how it backs startups He will be part of Microsoft's corporate business development group which is led by another former Qualcomm exec. A mobile app for tracking treatment: Seattle startup announces deal with EvergreenHealth Seattle-based Wellpepper has an app to help health care systems with digital treatment plans for patients and this week announced a partnership with Kirkland-based EvergreenHealth for patients with musculoskeletal issues. National Tech News Apple beats Q4 earnings projections despite slowing iPhone sales Hard drives holding health data missing at medical insurer This entrepreneur's newest startup? Building a new generation of women in tech

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