TechFlash: Former Microsoft exec on Seattle; Boeing's new smartphone app

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Former Microsoft exec: What Seattle should learn from Silicon Valley Former Microsoft executive Steven Sinofsky, once one of the Redmond company's most visible executives, said the Seattle-area needs to get better at networking. 'It's going to change everything:' This technology could impact all Seattle businesses, upend financial industry It's a term that's easy to overlook – or even make your eyes glaze over – but blockchain technology has big implications for Seattle-area companies from aerospace to retail and the potential to massively alter the finance industry. Dim the lights, order lunch: Boeing develops smartphone app for jet cabin interior of the future Boeing published a Twitter video on Monday, offering airline buffs a tantalizing glimpse of how things could work in its future jet cabin interiors. NetMotion sells to private equity firm, plans to expand internationally The firm received multiple acquisition offers, NetMotion CEO Christopher Kenessey said. The company had been weighing a sale for between six months and one year. Seattle tech salaries among highest in U.S., when adjusted for housing Seattle's software engineers, quality analysts and data analysts are making top dollar. ​Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway increases stake in Apple by 55 percent While the firm now owns 15.2 million Apple shares, Berkshire Hathaway reduced its holdings in a big-box store and a farm machine maker. Boeing deals in August highlight sales to South Korea and Africa airlines South Korean discount airline Jeju Air is buying three Boeing 737-800s. National Tech News Samsung reveals how much it spent to acquire cloud services company Joyent No software required: How this startup wants to make social simple for businesses Khosla Ventures leads $61M funding for cloud data manager Rubrik

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