TechFlash: Crowdfailure: Why no startups are using Wash. law; Trump vs. Bezos

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Crowdfailure: Not a single company has been able to use Washington's 2-year-old crowdfunding law Washington lawmakers passed a state version of the JOBS Act two years ago. So far only two startups have started the process to register securities. None have succeeded so far. Donald Trump: Amazon's Jeff Bezos has 'huge anti-trust problem' Trump's attacks come a day after The Washington Post's Bob Woodward said the newspaper had a team of reporters aggressively pursuing coverage of Trump, the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee. Behind the cover story: Why Washington's crowdfunding law hasn't worked Lacey entrepreneur Jake Cuzdey and business partner Mark Lunde have spent nine months and thousands of dollars in lawyer's fees trying to use the state's mechanism for crowdfunding. So far, they have nothing to show for it. Microsoft HR chief Kathleen Hogan wants to bring diversity to the tech world Atop one of the technology's largest, oldest and most influential companies, Hogan is in a unique position to boost diversity in the workforce and change the way the industry recruits and retains talent – one of the biggest challenges in the pipeline. Seattle to host 2018 Special Olympics USA Games; Microsoft's Brad Smith is chairman The quadrennial event – which celebrates athletes with disabilities – will bring tens of thousands of people and hundreds of millions of dollars to the region. Boeing goal: Snag bigger chunk of $2.8 trillion aircraft upgrade, repair business Boeing wants to increase its share of the aftermarket maintenance and repair business. National Tech News Bias accusations prompt ​Facebook to publish its internal editorial guidelines Second tech IPO of the year offers some hope to others More tech CEOs are jumping ship amid industry turmoil

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