TechFlash: Microsoft sues U.S. gov; Amazon helps homeless; Zillow trial

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Boeing supplier exec confirms he sent letter warning Mukilteo residents of mosque construction The head of Mukilteo machine and robotics firm Electroimpact has done a mass mailing of postcards alerting local residents to planned construction of a mosque. He said he is exercising free speech. Microsoft sues U.S. government, says secret data collection is unconstitutional In lawsuit filed with a federal court in Seattle, Microsoft claims the federal government is violating the U.S. constitution by seeking to prevent companies from disclosing information about warrants to customers. EXCLUSIVE: PetHub sues Seattle startup PebbleBee for violating pet tag contract PebbleBee allegedly agreed in July 2014 to manufacturer tracking tags with a one-year battery life and develop a smartphone application to help PetHub customers recover lost pets. But according to PetHub in a complaint filed March 25 with the King County Superior Court, PebbleBee didn't follow through on its end of the deal. Zillow CEO testifies he punished exec, denies trade secret violations Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff said in Wednesday testimony that he put an executive on an unpaid two-week leave related to the Move lawsuit. Rascoff also flatly denied that another former Move exec had offered him any of Move's trade secrets. With help from Amazon, Mary's Place opening homeless shelter in Seattle Mary's Place will be able to temporarily offer shelter to 200 homeless people in the 34,500-square-foot building at 2213 Eighth Ave. in South Lake Union. Amazon bought up the old Travelodge building to make more room for the company's sprawling corporate headquarters. EXCLUSIVE: Northeastern University hires dean to replace Tayloe Washburn Northeastern University has hired Scott McKinley to take over as regional dean of the school's Seattle campus six months after Tayloe Washburn announced plans to step down. Avvo CEO bearish on market, bullish on technology Mark Britton, the CEO of online legal advice portal Avvo, said there is "some sand in the IPO gears." National Tech News Why more tech workers want to escape from S.F. to NYC Taskrabbit CEO steps down, former Google exec and current COO steps in Bank of America executives tout digital banking progress

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