Monday, November 7, 2016

TechFlash: Blue Nile sells for $500M; Tableau lured new CEO with millions

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Online jeweler Blue Nile sold to private equity firms for $500M; stock soars

Bain Capital Private Equity and Bow Street LLC plan to take Blue Nile private and keep the online retailer's headquarters in Seattle.

Des Moines, not Seattle, is home to the real estate deal of the year (Photos)

Developments for the Allen Institute, Google and Ivar's are among the other winners of the commercial real estate awards.

Tableau CEO lured from Amazon AWS with millions in cash, stock options

Adam Selipsky, who joined Tableau in September, negotiated a $1 million signing bonus, a $500,000 base salary and up to $500,000 in annual performance bonuses.

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg and top executives cash out $41M in stock after exercising options

Boeing brass took advantage of a solid quarterly financial report and upswing in the jet maker's stock to collectively lock in $23.5 million in pre-tax trading profits.

Biotech startup Immusoft closes $2.7M in preparation for FDA drug trial

Immusoft developed technology that uses a patient's immune cells to cure disease.

Howard Schultz says the 'Amazon effect' can be a positive for Starbucks

The Seattle coffee company anticipates scooping up customers as other retailers around the country, and world, are forced to close.

National Tech News

​SpaceX ready to restart launches in December

Google Capital adopts new name as it invests in Airbnb, Snapchat

With car-share investment, Toyota joins ranks of automakers hedging bets

AT&T accidentally leaks details about DirecTV Now, report says

Elon Musk lays out his argument for universal basic income

Alphabet's AI takes on world's top competitive video game

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