TechFlash: Juno's acquisition; Patent troll troubles; 50 fastest-growing firms

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Tiny product, big pricetag: Juno buys Boston biotech for $10M to gain access to one molecule Juno has purchased a Boston-based biotech to obtain a small molecule that it will use in its research. EXCLUSIVE: Despite state's anti-patent troll law, Seattle companies still being forced into settlements A small Seattle coffee company received a letter demanding $25,000 for violating patents for selling items online and shipping them to customers. It's the center of any e-commerce company, but he could still pay. Seattle analytics startup plans to hire, ramp up marketing after $8M funding round Amplero, a spinout of Seattle-based Globys, has raised $8 million in a Series A round. Tech companies thrive among the Eastside's 50 Fastest-Growing Private Companies List What companies are the fastest-growing on the Eastside? Find out here. ​Why Booz Allen is helping Microsoft get more Surface tablets to the feds Microsoft will bring its hardware and operating system, which has been growing in popularity in the federal markets, and pair it up with Booz Allen's experience selling to the federal government. Startup CEO calls Seattle's proposed shift worker regulations 'problematic' The CEO of a Seattle startup with an app that helps employees trade shifts said Seattle city government efforts to regulate shift workers' schedules is "problematic." Making history: Blueprint tops Eastside Fastest-Growing Private Companies List again For the first time in the history of the Eastside Fastest-Growing Private Companies List, a company has claimed the top spot on the dynamic list two years in a row. Amazon snaps up San Francisco cloud company Amazon has purchased a cloud computing company with offices in San Francisco and Amsterdam for an undisclosed amount. More women, minorities in tech could help improve the wage gap Women make up fewer than 14 percent of software engineers in Washington state. Fewer than 1 percent are black or Hispanic. The Washington Technology Industry Association and HERE Seattle this week released a resource guide to help improve the number of women and people of color in the industry. Here's why the organizations say people from underrepresented groups should consider entering and staying in tech, by the numbers: National Tech News U.S. regulators clear the waves for super-fast 5G wireless Deschutes goes full-on virtual reality with its newest Black Butte campaign ​Pokémon Go developer Niantic allows companies to create sponsored locations Uber competitor shuts down, sells platform to Mercedes and joins them

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