TechFlash: Microsoft's holographic leasing center; Starbucks' new app; Bootcamps

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Microsoft, Skanska give Seattle world's first holographic leasing center (slideshow) The virtual tour that will let people "walk through" the project while still in the leasing center that's scheduled to open this summer. Starbucks to launch new app to stay 'two steps ahead' of competition Starbucks has added mobile ordering, delivery and partnerships with companies like Spotify to drive loyalty among customers and keep them coming back. Now, more than 21 percent of all Starbucks transactions in the U.S. company-owned stores are paid for using the mobile app. More coding bootcamps vie for Seattle students With yet another computer coding "bootcamp" opening in Seattle, the market for the continuing education programs is heating up. Lyft to chase UberHop as it starts carpooling program in Seattle In a move that brings it into greater competition with Uber, Lyft said it will bring its carpooling service, Lyft Line, to Seattle next week. 'Shark Tank' stars, local business leaders headline Seattle conference Stars of the business reality TV show "Shark Tank" were expected at Tuesday's iConic conference in Seattle. Microsoft teams with big banks to speed development of financial technology Microsoft teams with huge banking consortium to help make online money transfers and payments faster and more secure with new financial technology. Onvia's CEO plans retirement The Seattle database and business information company that helps companies who want to do business with government agencies will need a new CEO when Henry Riner retires next year. Entrepreneurs: First take a leap of faith Skilljar founder and CEO Sandi Lin said starting her own company was a lot like the childhood game Mousetrap. At first, she ran into a lot of traps, but didn't get much cheese. Behind the deal: Google's big 'under the radar' move The massive lakefront deal even surprised the developer. Based on current rents, the deal will bring Vulcan $442 million, and that's just for starters. National Tech News Salesforce deepens dive into machine learning with Palo Alto startup acquisition Twitter scores key content deal with NFL to stream Thursday football games Tesla tech exec quietly left to launch stealth startup

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