Thursday, May 19, 2016

TechFlash: Bezos responds to Trump; Seattle's first IPO since 2014

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TechFlash: Seattle's Technology News Source

Bezos, Trump duke it out over taxes, free speech, threats to Amazon's business

Commenting on both Donald Trump's earlier threat against Amazon and the presidential candidate's recent comments, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said he welcomed scrutiny but disagreed with the threat-making.

Amid rising rent costs, startup expands to help Seattleites find roommates

The Puget Sound region will have to grow to accommodate 332,817 more people by 2020, according to the Puget Sound Regional Forecast, and shared housing could make the region more affordable for many who have been priced out.

Seattle's first IPO since 2014: Biotech PhaseRx goes public on Nasdaq

Seattle biotech PhaseRx did an initial public offering on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Wednesday with an opening price of $5 a share.

Nordstrom has cut about 200 jobs and there's another 200 cuts coming

During Nordstrom's annual shareholder meeting Thursday the company said it has cut "just about half" of the roughly 400 positions it plans to cut by the end of July,

Bezos: Amazon will launch more brick-and-mortar bookstores

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told shareholders this week that more bookstores are in the works.

UW's Mary-Claire King receives National Medal of Science

University of Washington professor and pioneer in breast cancer research Mary-Claire King was honored for her more than 40 years of research in evolution and the genetics of human diseases, as well as her work to match "disappeared" victims of human rights abuses with their families.

Bellevue software company's code will help mechanics quickly diagnose 737 Max issues

Software engineers have written code to help diagnose 737 ills.

National Tech News

Netflix creates website so you can test your download speeds

Inventors: Crowdfunding culture 'damaged' by irate, impatient backers

How a 30-year-old Mass. tech firm plans to beat newcomers at augmented reality

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