TechFlash: Amazon, Google back Microsoft; ITT closes WA campuses; Simonyi's manse

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Amazon, Google, Alaska Air back Microsoft's lawsuit against federal government Microsoft in April filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, charging gag orders violate the Constitution and threaten the future of cloud computing. Now, big companies are showing support. Tech school ITT shutters Washington campuses after Department of Education sanctions Washington students will have the option of applying for federal student loan forgiveness and starting over at a different program or transferring credits to another school, which could prove difficult since ITT lost its accreditation. Boeing rival ​Bombardier cuts C Series delivery outlook, cites engine delays Engine-maker Pratt and Whitney, which has also had trouble with new engines delivered to Airbus, is now blamed by the Canadian jet maker for its own production woes Intelligent humans from Amazon, Microsoft and more are keeping a wary eye on artificial intelligence Five tech titans — Alphabet, Facebook, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft — are forming a group to create a standard of ethics concerning artificial intelligence (AI). They aren't alone. Former Microsoft exec Simonyi is the new owner of a Medina manse The 7,900-square-foot estate is on Lake Washington. Anchor Bank adds Zillow director to board in effort to avoid forced sale Anchor Bank in July agreed to evaluate a sale after an effort from an investor. Now, the investor's firm has agreed not to pursue an Anchor Bank sale in return for the appointment of a new director. Online jeweler Blue Nile brings its brick-and-mortar strategy to Bellevue Blue Nile will let Pacific Northwest shoppers touch and try on the jewelry before they buy online. Boeing paid $2B in bonuses for flawed missile defense system Boeing received more than $2 billion in bonuses from the Pentagon. Boeing eyes two big Qatar deals: Fighters and passenger jets on the table Boeing is working on two multi-billion-dollar deals involving the sale of military and commercial aircraft to Qatar. Patti Payne's Cool Pads: $7.3M Bellevue Bridle Trails estate built for family, sports Belonging to Jeff and Jill Lum, an ex Microsoft exec and his wife, this 10,000-square foot-manse was built for the active lifestyle this couple and their three children enjoy. National Tech News Theranos 'House of Cards' dissected in Vanity Fair Satellite owner says SpaceX owes it $50M after rocket explosion Google flips on its new undersea cable to speed up Internet services in Asia

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