TechFlash: Google tour; Microsoft, Amazon compared; Inside NanoString deal

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Closer look: Google's new building has the space – and perks – to add 900 employees As Google competes with industry giants Amazon and Microsoft – plus Silicon Valley powerhouses including Facebook and Snapchat – for engineers in the region, a swankier space won't hurt. How Microsoft, Amazon compare on salary, stress level Seattle area companies Microsoft and Amazon got scores in a recent PayScale study that supported commonly held views of the two tech giants. Inside NanoString's deal with Merck: $12M in cash and a roadmap for expansion Seattle cancer biotech NanoString will receive $12 million in an upfront payment as part of its just-announced collaboration with Merck. Concur founders open Accolade HQ in Seattle, plan to grow team exponentially The new Seattle office of Accolade formally opened Wednesday. CEO Rajeev Singh – one of the founders of Concur – said the company is now hiring 50 positions in the city. Tech workers are 8.2% of Washington's workforce. Here's how much they make A new study found that Washington state technology workers make the second-highest average tech salary in the nation after California. Amazon.com to open Texas' first pickup location in Austin Amazon.com Inc. plans to open its first pickup location in a University of Texas gymnasium. Bellevue coding school plans to double number of national campuses Coding Dojo on Tuesday announced plans to double the number of campuses the company operates nationally with new spaces in Dallas, Washington, D.C. and Chicago. Attorney Deirdre Runnette oversaw Zulily's VC deals, IPO and sale to QVC Outstanding General Counsel of a Private Company with more than $500 million in revenue of Puget Sound Business Journal's 2016 Corporate Counsel Awards is Deirdre Runnette. National Tech News Has this year's startup funding slowdown been overblown? Cisco Systems to acquire Leaba Semiconductor for $320 million S.F.-based Slack reportedly looking for $4 billion valuation in new funding round

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