TechFlash: Microsoft's LinkedIn acquistion; What Bezos spends on security

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Microsoft's LinkedIn acquisition: It's all about competition in the cloud LinkedIn – the leading social network for professionals – will help anchor Microsoft's dominance in the workplace and bolster the Redmond company's effort against two of its biggest competitors: Amazon and Salesforce. Internal email: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on LinkedIn acquisition Microsoft just announced its largest-ever acquisition. Here's what the Redmond company's CEO told employees about the deal in an email: Microsoft buys LinkedIn for $26.2 billion LinkedIn will continue to operate under its own name and Jeff Weiner will remain its CEO. Report: Amazon to launch music service rival to Spotify, Apple Amazon is planning to launch a standalone streaming music service for $9.99 a month with a song catalog rivaling Spotify's and Apple's. Exclusive: VC, former dot-com exec on why this IPO market is different Madrona Venture Group managing director Len Jordan on why the Puget Sound tech industry isn't headed toward another bubble and what companies can learn from the dot-com bust. Why this German connected car company likes Seattle better than Silicon Valley Elektrobit, a maker of high-tech systems for cars, said its Bothell location helps it find and keep software developers it couldn't hang on to in Silicon Valley. Virtual reality newcomer Limitless raises $1M Limitless, a Seattle startup that specializes in virtual reality character development, has raised about $1 million to fuel its growth. Forget armored cars. Execs need armor for their digital lives. Amazon spends more than $1 million each year to protect Jeff Bezos. Here's where some of that money goes. Small but mighty: Washington's Best Workplaces with 10-49 employees Puget Sound Business Journal announces its 2016 Washington's Best Workplaces with 10 to 49 employees. The others will be announced throughout the week. Seattle biotech outpaces Washington's public companies Biotech firm ranks No. 1 among Washington's Fastest-Growing Public Companies. Protecting the execs: Public companies spend millions on security for top execs. How much gets spent varies wildly. Many public company executives receive security benefits in the $20,000 to $40,000 range. Other CEOs, particularly those who are prominent public figures, receive significantly more. National Tech News How the Orlando nightclub shooting will affect business around the U.S. 'Lean Startup' author hatches Silicon Valley plan to reinvent Wall Street See the battle lines drawn between Apple's software, hardware

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