Walmart may buy Bonobos in new challenge to Amazon | PicoBrew unveils at-home distilling tool | Microsoft explores new tabs for Windows 10

Read the latest tech headlines from GeekWire [View this email in your browser](. April 17, 2017 [Top Stories]( [Find a Job]( [GeekWire Events]( [GeekWire 200]( [Become a Member]( The inaugural GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit, presented by Salesforce. [Join us June 7 for a deep dive into the cloud, with AWS, Azure, Google and more]( Today's top stories [Amazon closing in on Flipkart as top India e-commerce site among mobile users, study says]( By Nat Levy Amazon is making a $5 billion play to became the top e-commerce site in India, and it seems the investment is paying off. [UW, Microsoft and Twist Bioscience double down on DNA data storage experiments]( By Alan Boyle Twist Bioscience says it's extending its collaboration with Microsoft and the University of Washington on a DNA data storage project. 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[PicoBrew surpasses $1M Kickstarter mark and gets into craft spirits with new at-home distilling tool]( By Taylor Soper PicoBrew started as a beer-making machine company. [Report: Microsoft exploring browser-like tabs for Windows 10 to simplify user experience]( By Nat Levy Microsoft is looking at bringing one of the internet’s most familiar experiences, shuffling through browser tabs, to apps throughout the Windows 10 operating system. [Walmart’s potential acquisition of Bonobos could help retail giant challenge Amazon]( By Monica Nickelsburg Walmart is reportedly in the final stages of negotiations to acquire Bonobos, an online fashion retailer aimed at helping men find clothes that fit well. [Fred Hutch study: New nanoparticle immunotherapy could replace chemo as front-line cancer treatment]( By Clare McGrane Dr. Matthias Stephan has a vision: cancer-killing immunotherapy that is so cheap and easy to access it replaces chemotherapy as the front-line treatment for cancer. 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