TechFlash: AWS cloud forecast says snow; Costco improves e-commerce service

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Amazon's AWS cloud forecast: 100 percent chance of snow The latest and greatest AWS products include facial recognition technology and a 45-foot hardware box to migrate data in or out of the cloud. Costco, Microsoft, Zillow among Seattle-area companies on Glassdoor's list of best places to work Eight companies headquartered in the Puget Sound region made the list, plus two Silicon Valley companies with more than 1,000 Seattle-area employees. Boeing tests new Rolls-Royce engines for Dreamliner 787-10 (Photos) Wednesday's test flight took a Dreamliner to 43,000 feet and speeds near Mach 0.85 (Mach 1 is the speed of sound). Tests included in-flight restart performance and engine handling. Costco's improving its online capabilities, but don't expect it to be Amazon Costco CFO Richard Galanti said the company understands there are some things it can and can't do when it comes to online shopping and shopper convenience. Amazon is changing the game on AI, startup investor says Moves announced this month by Amazon will greatly help — and hurt — startups and other types of businesses, according to Trinity Ventures' Dan Scholnick. ​Cortana, come on in: Microsoft's virtual assistant to compete with Amazon and Google's home devices The device will compete with Amazon's Echo and Google Home. Microsoft closes $26.2 billion deal for LinkedIn Microsoft's LinkedIn acquisition cleared the final regulatory hurdle Tuesday after European antitrust regulators signed off on the deal. Cardiac Insight raises $2M for heart-monitoring devices The Kirkland-based device maker plans to ramp up sales of its CardeaScreen handheld device and complete Food and Drug Administration approval for upcoming products. National Tech News AT&T, Time Warner execs defend merger during contentious hearing Could Apple's latest iPhone patent submission help it compete with Samsung? Sprint CTO hints at upcoming network improvements Silicon Valley smart toy maker raises $24M, adds Mattel, Sesame to content team

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