TechFlash: Microsoft CEO's book deal; Senator: Amazon can 'snuff out' competition

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella signs deal to write book entitled 'Hit Refresh' The book, set to be released in the fall of 2017 through Harper Business, would be Nadella's first book. Nadella plans to give proceeds form the book to Microsoft Philanthropies, according to Publishers Weekly. Billionaire Paul Allen donates $1M to build housing for Seattle's homeless Seattle-based nonprofit Compass Housing Alliance will use the money to build a housing community in a parking lot next to Columbia City Church of Hope. Senator: Amazon, other tech giants can 'snuff out' smaller competitors Prominent Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren named Amazon, Apple and Google in a speech advocating more anti-trust oversight by the federal government. Here's why co-working is more popular in the Seattle area than ever Co-working companies are opening not just in cities but small towns as well. The unlikely cure for tech's diversity problem Coding bootcamps – which typically teach basic, in-demand skills to a diverse group of students in a number of weeks – can help fill tech roles with diverse developers now. This year's Amazon Prime Day set for July 12 Last year's Prime Day Amazon saw it's Prime membership grow by 7 percent and approximately 25 percent of those new members reported joining to take advantage of Amazon Prime Day deals. National Tech News CEOs think this moment more critical than fall of Berlin Wall, 9/11 We tried it: What Impossible Foods' meatless burger really tastes like Kleiner Perkins joins line of Silicon Valley VC firms with new $1B funds

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