TechFlash: Juno may flee WA; Uptick in female angels; Seattle, Comcast team up

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Juno may leave Washington if state continues to ignore biotech incentives Hans Bishop, CEO of Juno Therapeutics, says Juno may not be headquartered in Seattle in 10 years if Washington policy makers don't increase support for the biotech industry. How Seattle has emerged as a leader in women-led angel investing Interviews with Seattle area angel investors and entrepreneurs suggest that the ranks of female angel investors are widening. City of Seattle taps Google, Comcast to bring internet access to low-income families The mayor's office said it will allocate $1.6 million this year to provide internet access and training to Seattle residents. Google and Comcast are also donating funds and services to help close the digital divide. How Amazon recruited a Human Genome Project engineer to its early cloud team Matt Wood was recruited onto the Amazon Web Services team in the UK in 2010 after using the service and becoming somewhat of an advocate for it. Now he is in charge of product strategy at AWS in Seattle. Big Fish president, parent company CEO rake in big bonuses Bill Carstanjen, Paul Thelen and other executives earned millions in 2015 after a strong year, thanks in part to Seattle-based Big Fish's performance. Online jeweler Blue Nile plans first West Coast jewelry shop – but not in Seattle Seattle-based Blue Nile will open a fourth retail location – in Portland – following the trend of many e-commerce and online retail companies opening physical stores for customers who prefer to touch before they buy. What losing Amazon could mean to package delivery service UPS Amazon has been leasing planes to start its own air cargo service. That has serious implications for UPS, and also for Amazon. These are some of the strangest tech interview questions — but do they work? A survey by Glassdoor identified some of the oddest tech interview questions reported by users. So are weird interview questions effective, or just entertaining? Growth of immunotherapy market prompts manufacturers to expand NanoString sees opportunities in the burgeoning cancer immunotherapy market. National Tech News Portland's next generation of startups attracting investor interest Why investors increasingly flock to Portland Here are 9 Bay Area companies on IPO watch this year Marissa Mayer's personal incentive for selling Yahoo: $25 million

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