TechFlash: Gates helped Microsoft-LinkedIn deal; Dot com legend sells for $45M

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Bill Gates helped negotiate Microsoft-LinkedIn deal after Salesforce started bidding war Microsoft announced plans to buy the social network for more than $26 billion in June. This Bellevue dot com survivor – once worth more than Boeing – was just sold for $45M The company has about 100 employees who will remain in the Puget Sound region after the acquisition. LinkedIn CEO may pocket $88 million in Microsoft deal Although that number isn't even close to the $2.9 billion LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is reportedly taking home from the deal, it's still a massive payday. Amazon expands bookstore concept to New York Amazon is planning to open a bookstore in a high-end commercial development in New York, according to a report. This would be its first bookstore project on the East Coast. Rightside rejects Donuts' $70M offer to buy domain name portfolio Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu in a statement said Donuts $70 million proposal "significantly undervalues" his company's portfolio of new domain name extensions. Hello Alexa: I'd like to place an order Amazon has updated its Alexa voice-controlled platform so that consumers can make first-time orders of Amazon items, not just re-orders. Kirkland-based 2Morrow's app will now help expecting parents in Louisiana quit smoking Partnering with a second state, the customer base for Kirkland-based 2Morrow's app to help people quit smoking ---customer base--- is continuing to grow and the latest group to offer the company's app that helps people quit smoking is the Louisiana Department of Health. Amazon woos Prime subscribers with PBS children's shows PBS Distribution has entered into an agreement with Amazon in which the online retail giant will have exclusive video streaming rights for a number of PBS kids' shows. Boeing lands $71.6 million U.S. Navy P-8A contract Boeing has been awarded a $71.57 million task order from the U.S. Navy for work on the P-8A Poseidon aircraft. Here's a sneak peek at Amazon's new North Carolina wind farm (slideshow) The project, which has been in the works since 2009, has finally broken ground. National Tech News Tech CEOs: Comparing net worth with their social media reach (SLIDESHOW) Zenefits CEO cuts deal with investors to avoid litigation, slash valuation Did Prince donate $34 million to the San Francisco Foundation?

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