TechFlash: Dropbox's new space; Offerup raises $119M; PSBJ sponsors Startup Week

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Dropbox doubles Seattle office space, eyes more locally recruited talent If the past is any guide, the majority of DropBox's new hires will come from the Seattle area. Bellevue startup confirms nearly $120M investment from Warburg Pincus This young Bellevue company built a mobile app that's stealing away a business previously dominated by Craigslist and eBay. 'Connecting people to opportunity:' PSBJ to sponsor Seattle Startup Week The Puget Sound Business Journal signed on as the media sponsor for the 2016 Seattle Startup Week, which connects entrepreneurs across the region with resources and with each other. Julep CEO disputes AG's claim of 'deceptive' marketing, calls characterization 'unethical' Julep CEO Jane Park says she was "shocked and disappointed" by the Washington State Attorney General's announcement Tuesday that her company was using deceptive marketing tactics to lure customers. Kirkland biotech Prevencio clears hurdle to clench $20 million funding round ​Kirkland biotech Prevencio on Wednesday announced the results of a new noninvasive test to diagnose obstructive coronary artery disease, allowing it to raise the remainder a funding round it announced in April. Amazon releases new Fire tablet, complete with Alexa virtual assistant Amazon has added Alexa, the cloud-based voice service, for the first time to its Fire tablet, allowing users to play music and launch games and audiobooks by voice activation. Analyst calls Rolls-Royce's Dreamliner engines 'nothing short of an engineering calamity' Writing in the British engine maker's own hometown newspaper, the Derby Telegraph, analyst Saj Ahmad brazenly lobs a couple of verbal grenades at the venerable British company. Seattle-area coding schools offer discounts to displaced ITT students The schools could help the hundreds of former ITT students displaced by the institution's closure transition more quickly into technology careers. National Tech News Airbnb addresses complaints of racism Dell Technologies to cut up to 3,000 jobs after EMC buyout, says report Box cozies up with Microsoft, IBM and Google as it rolls out new workflow products Executives expect IPO activity will soon return to highs seen in 2013 and 2014

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