TechFlash: Amazon's Kickstarter showcase; Things to know about Outerwall deal

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Amazon creates online showcase for Kickstarter crowdfunded products Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) has added Kickstarter Collection to Amazon Launchpad, the online retailer's portal that showcases products for sale by startups. Here are three things to know about the $1.6 billion acquisition of Outerwall The Bellevue-based owner of Redbox and Coinstar this week announced plans to be acquired by a New York-based investment firm Apollo Global Management for $1.6 billion in one of the year's largest acquisitions. Driven by tech, Washington state outpaces nation in GDP growth Washington's gross domestic product growth outpaced the rest of the nation, largely because of a booming technology industry. Why this Bellevue software company tapped Seahawks' John Schneider for pep talk Software company Nintex has used appearances by former and current Seahawks personnel as part of its employee retention program. What iRobot's partnership with Amazon will mean for the future of connected robots IRobot took one more step toward its overarching vision to become a leading "connected home" company when it became an Amazon Web Services customer this past quarter. Drug discovery test leads to Malaria drug prospects at UW Dr. Wes Van Voorhis was the lead author for a study published Thursday and he hopes to create the "Holy Grail" of malaria treatment from some of the information provided. National Tech News Slow IPO, M&A pace weighs on VC confidence at midyear Unicorn investors finding new ways to cash out? Google exec joins Wayfair's board of directors

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