TechFlash: Startups share worst advice ever received; China, Russia plan new jet

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Bertha breaks the one-mile mark at its deepest point below downtown Seattle (Video) The gigantic tunneling machine has less than 4,000 feet to go before emerging near the Space Needle. Seattle-area startup leaders and mentors share the worst advice they've ever received "Focus on 'real' things instead of technology." "Hurry up and hire people." "Always throw the first punch." Why Microsoft's new rival product is not a worry for Slack's CEO Microsoft has unveiled its 'Slack killer,' called Microsoft Teams, as tech companies of all sizes scramble for a piece of the businesses app market. Here's why startups think Microsoft jumping in the sandbox is a good thing. Microsoft takes on Slack, HipChat with Teams for Office 365 Starting today, most companies that use Office 365 can begin working with Microsoft Teams as long as an administrator with the company turns on the function. China and Russia plan wide-body jet to compete against Boeing and Airbus If they can build it into a real plane, the C929 has the potential to become a $13 billion to $20 billion nightmare for Chicago-based Boeing, which makes wide-bodies jets in Puget Sound. Sound Pharmaceuticals hires two execs to ramp up hearing loss drug development The Seattle-based biotechnology company – which develops drug treatments for inner ear diseases -- appointed Paul Hoskins senior director of clinical operations and G. Michael Wall senior director of pharmaceutical development to ramp up drug development to treat Meniere's disease. Big Boeing customer casts $630M vote in Dreamliner engine decision Dreamliner buyers must choose between GE engines or Rolls-Royce engines, the latter of which have had corrosion problems that triggered engine failures. DocuSign's new head of engineering was a former executive at Microsoft and Apptio Tom Casey, DocuSign's new senior vice president of engineering, previously was a vice president at Apptio and corporate vice president at Microsoft. National Tech News Comcast frustrates baseball fans with outage during World Series Facebook earnings rose, so why did stock drop? Android wins the war for smartphone operating share Are you prepared to protect your light bulbs and appliances from hackers? If Apple needs content, why isn't Time Warner the answer?

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