TechFlash: Highlights from Cloud City; Seattle Genetics gets $20M

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Seattle area is 'cloud capital' of the world Home to both large and small players in the cloud industry, Seattle is the global epicenter of cloud computing, executives said at a forum. Why Cloud City's talent shortage is a public policy issue Seattle might be ground zero for cloud technology development, but the region's talent shortage is a formidable barrier for continued growth in the computing industry. 'How clean is the cloud?' Amazon, Microsoft fuel need for sustainable data centers As Cloud City drives the enormous need for energy resources to power data centers, industry leaders say technology companies will need to find a more environmentally sustainable way to store data. Seattle Genetics gets $20 million payment Drug development partner Takeda is paying Seattle Genetics $20 million because of sales of its lymphoma drug Adcetris. Driven by tech industry, Seattle job market among country's hottest The Puget Sound region ranked No. 4 for job creation in 2015. People on the move: Microsoft, F5, Limeade hire new execs Puget Sound area tech companies this month appointed new executives. Now Blue Origin rocket re-launches are just practice for bigger things Blue Origin now plans to get good at re-using rockets. National Tech News LinkedIn stock plummets after weak forecast for Q1, full year VC Fred Wilson calls Uber's Travis Kalanick a wimp: 'Go public!" Forget goals: This exec found power—and success—in a three-year strategic plan VC confidence rebounds as late-stage venture competition eases

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