Friday, December 2, 2016

TechFlash: Facebook signs big S. Lake Union lease; Seattle ranks 8th for patents

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Facebook doubles Seattle footprint with another big South Lake Union lease

Vulcan is the developer of the campus called the Arbor Blocks, which will have a feature called a "woonerf."

Redapt's Cantu brothers go for $1 billion

Rick and David Cantu turned a family startup into one of Washington's fastest-growing companies.

Seattle ranks eighth among nation's largest cities for patent awards

Microsoft Corp. was Washington state's top patent winner of the year, followed by Amazon.com Inc. and Boeing.

Patent trolls persist despite new Washington state law

Washington lawmakers last year attempted to intervene in patent troll activity. The state in 2015 passed the Patent Troll Prevention Act to protect Washington small businesses from patent claims made in bad faith. So far, though, the state hasn't taken any formal action against patent trolls.

Boeing breaks ground on $17M training center in Auburn (Video)

The 71,000-square-foot training center is a "significant" investment, said Jack Meehan, Boeing Auburn's site leader.

Who is Kevin Johnson? Meet the former Microsoft exec who will be Starbucks' new CEO

Known globally as a coffee manufacturer and retailer, Starbucks is widely recognized in technology circles as a pioneer in mobile payments technology. Johnson's appointment could help accelerate that.

New Qumulo CEO Bill Richter explains what's next for the Seattle startup

Richter, who's replacing co-founder and longtime CEO Peter Godman, said the data storage startup will increase sales and marketing and expand into Europe and Asia.

Biotech's newest champion: Life Science Washington CEO Leslie Alexandre

Over the course of her 30-year career, Alexandre has served leadership roles in startups, Fortune 500 companies, the National Institutes of Health and prominent research institutions.

WSU-Tri-Cities researchers win National Science Foundation grant for bio jet fuel research

The WSU team in Richland also will get mentoring help from the University of Washington's Foster School of Business.

National Tech News

How Intel and Amazon are partnering to make your home smarter

U.S. law enforcement brings massive cybercrime network to justice

Uber is losing $2 billion a year, new report says

Apple lacks courage, faces decade-long malaise: Oppenheimer

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