TechFlash: Google leaves Fremont; PCC's delivery network; Amazon and pay equity

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Google moving from Fremont to huge new South Lake Union space The size of the new campus will be almost twice the size of Google's outpost in Kirkland. Why PCC is working with delivery competitors Instacart and Amazon PCC Natural Markets has added Amazon Prime Now grocery delivery to its Instacart offering in an effort to reach more PCC lovers when it is not always convenient for them to get into one of the 10 stores around Puget Sound. Microsoft's chatbot Tay learns how to be a racist from Twitter users Less than a day after launching Tay on Twitter, Microsoft has deleted all the chatbot's messages, including tweets praising Hitler and genocide and tweets spouting hatred for African Americans. Activist investor backs off Amazon, Expedia over gender equity Activist investor Arjuna Capital says it is planning to withdraw a shareholder proposal about gender equity at Amazon and already has withdrawn a similar proposal at Expedia. Former Microsoft financial manager to pay $380K to settle insider trading charges The Securities Exchange Commission alleges a former Microsoft finance manager used confidential information about the company's Nokia acquisition and year-end earnings release to buy and sell stock. $37M sale: Investors pour more money into Redmond office market Group Health and Citrix Systems are among the tenants in the five-story Riverpark building. Why Microsoft invested in – and tried to buy – this cloud startup After Mesosphere turned down a reported $150 million acquisition bid from Microsoft last year, the Redmond company is backing the cloud startup in a $73.5 million funding round. Amazon says it pays women and men equally Amazon said it had reviewed its entire U.S. staff, including warehouse workers. The results show that women's compensation in 2015 was 99.9 percent of men's in equivalent jobs. Amazon rolls out Prime Now delivery service for Seattle's PCC, Uwajimaya Amazon customers can use Prime Now to get one- and two-hour deliveries in Seattle from PCC Natural Markets and Uwajimaya. UW receives grant for mobile health care technology in Africa ​The University of Washington received a $250,000 grant this week to continue a project that helps pregnant women in remote Africa access health care through text message. Chinese businessman pleads guilty to trying to hack Boeing Justice Department says Su Bin faces up to five years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines. National Tech News FAA predicts dramatic increase of drones Hedge fund plans proxy fight to remove entire Yahoo board Skip the typing — Apple Pay moves to use fingerprint access Amazon starts hiring for Metro East fulfillment center

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