TechFlash: Microsoft partners with Facebook; Asteroid mining company raises $21M

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This San Francisco-based company has more employees in Bellevue than the Bay Area Thunder, an advertising design platform company, is adding to its Bellevue office because of the large number of talented workers that it can hire here from the big tech companies. Microsoft partners with Facebook on massive undersea cable Microsoft and Facebook plan to build a more than 4,100-mile-long subsea cable system – called Marea – to connect data centers in the United States to southern Europe. Finland harshly criticizes Microsoft over Nokia layoffs A top Finnish government official accused Microsoft of not living up to its promises to bring more jobs to Finland. Asteroid mining company gets $21 million to probe Earth resources from space Planetary Resources, created in 2012 to mine asteroids, is pivoting its focus, at least now, to upload data about resources on Earth. LGBTQ groups drive change at Puget Sound region's biggest companies While socializing and community outreach – like participating in the Seattle Pride Parade – are important parts of employee resource groups at companies around Seattle, for many of the big local companies, some more than others, an element of advocacy and policy influence is also included. Boeing to miss 2017 delivery deadline after repeated delays of Air Force tanker Boeing will miss its deadline on the troubled KC-46 tanker. Missouri company scoops up Seattle augmented reality design firm Kansas City-based Valorem Consulting has bought up Seattle's IdentityMine, which designs user interfaces across a range of devices and platforms. Seattle Children's, Juno expand partnership to speed up cancer treatment trials Juno Therapeutics and Seattle Children's are accelerating their work with clinical trials for treating brain tumors in adults and children. Developer begins building 147-room Marriott Moxy-brand hotel near Amazon Marriott International is putting up an eight-story hotel on Republican Street in South Lake Union. Korean Air aborts Boeing 777 flight after engine fire erupts The engine on a Korean Air Boeing 777 caught fire Friday, just before taking off. National Tech News Hyperloop's first priority is local runs, not Elon Musk's S.F./L.A. original idea Nest CEO Tony Fadell's a big wheel at Mountain View 'smart' go-kart startup (Video) Intel backs AI-powered analytics startup Lumiata in $10M funding round

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