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Seattle
Computing, people, Awards

Chuck Thacker of Microsoft Research Wins Turing Award, Talks Future of Mobile Interfaces

Gregory T. Huang 3/9/10

One of the founding fathers of the personal computing era, Microsoft Research technical fellow Chuck Thacker, has won the Association for Computing Machinery’s A.M. Turing Award, which is often called the “Nobel Prize of computer science.” The award, which was announced today, comes with a $250,000 prize, sponsored by Intel and Google.

Thacker, 67, was awarded the prize for his design of the Alto, the first modern personal computer with... Read more »

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San Diego
energy, Smart Grid, Energy efficiency

The Smart Grid is Coming! What’s a Smart Grid?

Bruce V. Bigelow 3/9/10

Several hundred utility executives, government regulators, and engineers have gathered in downtown San Diego this week for a three-day conference that is focused on what may be the utility industry’s biggest paradigm shift since the Tennessee... Read more »

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San Diego
Wireless Health, people, Life Sciences

West Wireless Health Institute Names J&J Exec as First CEO

Bruce V. Bigelow 3/9/10

San Diego’s West Wireless Health Institute today named Donald Casey as its first chief executive officer. Case, a former worldwide chairman of Johnson & Johnson’s Comprehensive Care group, also will serve on the institute’s board of... Read more »

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Boston
IT, Mobile, Advertising

ULocate Launches Ad Network for Location-Aware Mobile Devices

Wade Roush 3/9/10

Boston’s uLocate Communications, known up to now mainly as the creator of the Where local search and recommendation app popular with many smartphone owners, is turning into something more. Today it announced the launch of... Read more »

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Seattle
Gaming, Entertainment, startups

Z2Live Rolls Out Voice Chat for iPhone Games, Announces New Mobile Game Community

Gregory T. Huang 3/9/10

This week is nuts for videogame companies: the annual Game Developers Conference starts today in San Francisco.

Z2Live, a Seattle-based social mobile gaming startup, kicked off what is sure to be a busy news... Read more »

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San Diego
Biotech, people, startups

The 20-Year Future of San Diego Biotech, Coming March 31

Luke Timmerman 3/9/10

A wise man once said that overnight success in biotech takes about 15 years. All kidding aside, we at Xconomy recognize that real innovation in life sciences doesn’t just pop out of the blue on a... Read more »

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Boston
Health IT, clinical trials, FDA

Phase Forward Offering Pharmas One-Stop Shopping for Clinical Research Software

Ryan McBride 3/9/10

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Seattle
Roundup, deals, VC

Google Buys DocVerse, Madrona Backs ShopIgniter, ISB Gets Mystery Gift, & More Seattle-Area Deals News

Gregory T. Huang 3/9/10

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Boston
IT, Mobile, deals

Venture Funding Down, Overall Deal Flow Up for Boston Mobile Industry in 2009

Wade Roush 3/9/10

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San Diego
cancer, Gene Therapy, Drug Development

Tocagen, Developing Anti-Cancer Therapies, Close to Closing on $8M Round

Bruce V. Bigelow 3/8/10

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Boston
Aviation, startups, Jobs

Terrafugia Says Flying Car Likely to Take Off in Massachusetts, But Might Land Elsewhere

Jukka Perttu 3/8/10

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Seattle
Internet, startups, people

BuddyTV’s Andy Liu on the One That Got Away, and What He’d Ask the God of Business

Gregory T. Huang 3/8/10

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Seattle
Biotech, Drugs, startups

The Pharmaceutical R&D Model is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It

Stewart Lyman 3/5/10

Research is the lifeblood of the biotech and pharmaceuticals business. The pharma and biotech industry spent some $65 billion dollars on R & D in 2008, according to the Pharmaceutical Research... Read more »

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Boston
Entrepeneurship, community, startups

An Entrepreneur’s First Co-Founder: The Community

Kevin Vogelsang 3/5/10

To do great work, you need community. I don’t think people generally comprehend just how important it is.

If you’re not the social type, perhaps you can get more work done... Read more »

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Boston
IT, Mobile, marketing

Why BlackBerry Needs Real Innovation, and How Boston Can Help

Jonathan Michaeli 3/1/10

Heads up, stodgy bankers and business road warriors: in case you haven’t noticed the blatant signs over the past 12 months or so, your trusty BlackBerry is no longer cool. Yeah,... Read more »

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Boston
innovation, Entrepreneurship, clusters

What Makes a City Entrepreneurial?

David Luberoff 2/25/10

Why are some metropolitan areas so much more entrepreneurial than others? Silicon Valley seems almost magically entrepreneurial, with a new startup on every street corner, but in declining Rust Belt cities... Read more »

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Seattle
Biotech, people, careers

Tips on How Academic Scientists Can Make the Career Switch to Industry

Don Rule 2/25/10

Scientists have a lot to consider if they want to leave the world of academia for a job in industry. I picked up a lot of good insights yesterday at a... Read more »

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San Diego
Mobile Handsets, cleantech, startups

How EcoATM Became San Diego’s Hottest Startup Deal, If I Say So Myself

Mark Bowles 2/17/10

For a company that was founded by three wireless industry veterans only about a year ago, ecoATM ended 2009 with some pretty impressive results. If there was a yearbook for San... Read more »

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