Business / Technology

Ashesi University, the independent African school started by Microsoft veteran Patrick Awuah, is starting its next phase of growth.

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Bill Koefoed, a senior finance executive at Microsoft and former head of its investor relations group, is leaving for a Portland startup.

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Every time I check my email lately there’s another tech company expanding and hiring a bunch of people in Seattle.

Here’s a batch of announcements I’ve received in the last few days:

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To get an early peek inside Microsoft’s Xbox One, gadget repair outfit iFixit worked the time zone and bought one in New Zealand where it’s already Nov. 22.

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Apparently the economy’s doing all right and the game industry is poised for a big rebound, following this month’s launch of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

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Microsoft’s Xbox One is an imposing presence when it docks in your living room, ready for business and some serious entertainment.

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Bellevue enterprise software startup Apptio today announced the addition of prominent Microsoft and Amazon.com vets to help scale up the company and prepare for a likely public stock offering.

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It’s expensive and not fully baked yet, but I fell for Sony’s PlayStation 4 after it carried me away on a gaming binge last week.

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Redfin doubled its war chest today with a $50 million infusion from investors who see a big opportunity for the tech-centric, Seattle-based real estate brokerage.

The funding comes ahead of Redfin’s expected public stock offering in 2014.

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Normally I’m not a fan of flashing lights on a box below the TV set, but I love the LED light bar on top of Sony’s sleek new PlayStation 4 console.

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