TechFlash: Seattle and the self-driving car; Starbucks wants more tech workers

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Here's why Seattle will be the first place you try a self-driving car Seattle is uniquely poised to take advantage of the coming age of cars that don't need drivers. Starbucks ramps up tech hiring, again Just three months after Starbucks said it was hiring 100 tech workers to add to the almost 1,000 it already had, many of those positions have been filled and the company is at it again. Inside this week's cover story: Seattle and the self-driving car This week's cover story features CEOs and top executives from German car manufacturing powerhouse Daimler, car-sharing leaders Car2Go and ReachNow, connected car data company Inrix and antenna technology firm Kymeta. 'Better without the drama queen show:' Sprint introduces unlimited data plans after T-Mobile Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure called out T-Mobile's John Legere on Twitter: "@Sprint new plans are much better without the drama queen show." In private letter, Boeing Airplanes CEO urges Pakistan Prime Minister to convert 777 order to Dreamliners Switching an existing order for five 777-300ERs to technologically advanced and more cost effective Dreamliners would make Pakistanis proud to fly their national airline again, Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO tells Pakistan PM in private letter. Now, the document is on Facebook. Silicon Valley VC dissects Seattle and how it can become more competitive Steven ​Sinofsky was for decades one of Microsoft's most visible executives. Now, he's a partner at Silicon Valley's most prolific firms Andreessen Horowitz. Here, he shares what Seattle can learn from Silicon Valley. Comparison shopping: Amazon versus Jet.com Wal-Mart purchased Jet.com. The deal would support Wal-Mart's efforts to upend Amazon as the Seattle online retailer continues to erode business for physical stores. Still, Jet.com has a long way to go. New federal program aids Puget Sound region during labor shortage A year ago, Janice Hammerstrom was on unemployment for the second time in three years. Now, she is a quality assurance inspector at Exotic Metals, a specialized sheet metal company in the aerospace sector. National Tech News Disney files patent to bring Star Wars lightsaber to life Two Bay Area tech companies may be ready to go public next month Google will open a new startup accelerator in San Francisco

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