TechFlash: Amazon's new bookstore; T-Mobile's $2B boost; Clean tech investments

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Why Seattle booksellers are unfazed about Amazon's bookstore expansion Amazon has confirmed that it will open a bookstore in San Diego, expanding beyond its Seattle store. So far Seattle booksellers are unfazed by Amazon's expansion. T-Mobile gets $2 billion boost ahead of game-changing spectrum auction The Bellevue company on Monday filed plans with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission to issue $2 billion in senior notes to majority owner Deutsche Telekom. The bond deal will give a boost to T-Mobile's budget to buy spectrum – a finite resource that's vital to a wireless carrier's competitiveness. Clean tech angel group's investment falls 42 percent in 2015 Seattle startup PotaVida – which builds a tool to test whether water has been properly purified – and Redmond-based WISErg – which developed technology to convert compostable organic waste into fertilizers are among companies Element 8 investors funded in 2015. National leaders join Microsoft, Alaska Air in Seattle for climate change conference Business, government and environmental leaders from around the nation will gather in Seattle next week for a major climate change conference. Pet project: How Trupanion pet insurance was started with cigars Pet insurance may seem like a niche market, but it's fast and growing. Trupanion CEO Darryl Rawlings explains how the company came to be, and what's next. Techies on the move: Amazon exec leaves for Target Target has poached one of Amazon's supply chain executives. National Tech News Apple users beware: New ransomware attacks Macs Augmented and virtual reality deals top $1B, more in 2 months than all of last year Slack CEO on why 'hiring is like online dating', pitfalls in building company culture Bay Area VC ready to put firm 'on hold' to help Bloomberg be next president

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