Dina Bass
I've covered Microsoft and the broader software industry for Bloomberg News for more than a decade.
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Microsoft is looking to embrace tech startups, but a former company executive said it has a long way to go.
Ex-Microsoft Exec Trashes Former Employer — at a Microsoft Event
Microsoft assembled more than 200 tech entrepreneurs, investors and other industry types at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, today for a series of presentations from members of the company’s business incubator. These events are designed to foster startups, promote Microsoft’s...
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The LUMO BodyTech wearable sensor to track posture.
Eric Schmidt, Jerry Yang Back Posture Gadget in $5M Round
Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt may not agree on much, but they do see eye to eye on back pain. Yang and Schmidt, through his investment fund Innovation Endeavors, are joining with Seattle venture capital firm...
Read more »Next Up for Microsoft’s Expanding Research Labs: Rio de Janeiro
With research labs in China, India and Egypt, Microsoft is adding another location to its growing list of emerging markets: Brazil. The world’s biggest software maker is investing $100 million in Latin America’s largest economy, a move that will give Microsoft...
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Jintronix is a startup that sees Kinect as a way to help rehabilitate patients who have suffered strokes or spinal cord injuries.
Startups Try to Help Microsoft’s Kinect Grow Up Beyond Gaming
Microsoft’s Kinect motion sensor lets gamers wield a light saber or slice falling fruit ninja-style, but Jintronix sees a more serious use — rehabilitating patients who have suffered a stroke or spinal cord injury. Jintronix is among 11 startups housed...
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