TechFlash: Microsoft exec hosts Clinton's VP pick; UW president on future of GIX

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Microsoft president to host fundraiser for Clinton's VP pick Tim Kaine Microsoft President Brad Smith said he's gotten to know Tim Kaine, the U.S. Senator who became Hillary Clinton's running mate last month, during the Democratic VP nominee's visits to Seattle throughout the years. EXCLUSIVE: UW president lays out vision for Global Innovation Exchange When the University of Washington and Tsinghua University's first-of-its-kind technology graduate program opens next fall, Ana Mari Cauce expects an institution that blends the two different cultures and tries new things, too. Amazon's free pilot episodes aim to lure new Prime customers The move marks Amazon's latest foray into the video streaming market to compete head-to-head with the likes of streaming giants Netflix and Hulu. Tech salaries fell slightly in Seattle last year as competing regions posted gains The decline in average pay may reflect how the Puget Sound region's tech sector is maturing and hiring lower-paid support staff rather than engineers. Expedia launches new website to lure customers, potential hires The Bellevue-based online travel company depends on its ability to convince customers – and potential hires – that it continues to innovate. How a 'buttoned up' exec found the marijuana industry and got Microsoft to join in David Dinenberg is helping invent the framework for governments to track the legal marijuana business, and folks are taking note thanks to a partnership he's forged with software giant Microsoft. Boeing delivers 50th Dreamliner to All Nippon Airways The Japanese airline is ramping up its fleet in anticipation of the next Olympic games. National Tech News Here's what Mark Zuckerberg thinks too many startup founders get wrong Apple will increase investment in China and build its first research center in the country SpaceX, Boeing gear up for Cape Canaveral manned launches

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