TechFlash: Apple founder praises Amazon; Seattle companies connect region to Asia

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Apple founder: This Amazon device is the 'next big platform' Steve Wozniak said Amazon's Echo – the standalone, voice-controlled speaker that connects to Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant – has become a fixture in his home. How 'pattern matching' by investors puts female entrepreneurs at a disadvantage Women looking to get angel money for their startups are losing out on financing opportunities because they don't look like CEOs "out of central casting," female angels said on a panel this week. Inside the game-changing data center that connects Seattle to Asia Bellevue infrastructure company Centeris' 86-acre center and Kirkland-based Wave's fast-growing fiber network will create the first transpacific broadband data and fiber hub, connecting the Puget Sound region to some of the world's largest economies. Bubbling up: Amazon's landmark spheres rising but have a long way to go (slideshow) The "bubble building" in downtown Seattle is where Amazonians will work next to big trees. Microsoft is using the cloud to make Silicon Valley traffic safer The goal will be to analyze safety hazards to identify and improve conditions based on data that has previously been dispersed over the past five years. Allen Institute for Brain Science receives $18.7M to help reconstruct the complex wiring of the brain The ​Allen Institute for Brain Science received an $18.7 million contract as part of a project to reconstruct a piece of brain cortex, which will lead to better understanding how the brain processes information. Renovating a home? This interior design startup has just what you're looking for Marty Collins and Alison Andrew Reyes set out on a mission to make the process of interior design and renovation of home spaces simpler. 'Clout' city: Business dream team takes on Seattle CEOs unite to tackle thorny education, transportation and talent-pipeline issues. Challenge Seattle is led by former Gov. Christine Gregoire. National Tech News Rackspace revamps bare-metal cloud computing, bolsters its own technology S.F. ranks at top of most improved economies list for job growth Study: Lawmakers focusing on wrong issues for 'gig economy' workers

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