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John Thompson, the Chairman of Microsoft Corp, said the software maker must set its sights on using the company's vast resources to propel it to the right direction, Bloomberg reported.
Tom Stoddard, a Senior Managing Director at private equity firm Blackstone Group, will be serving as the Chief Financial Officer of Britain-based insurer Aviva Plc, Reuters reported.
CIA's former Chief Technology Officer Gus Hunt will be foraying into the venture capital space to serve as an advisor to investment firm Artis Ventures, VentureBeat reported.
Joseph Dear, the Chief Investment Officer of the biggest public pension fund in the US Calpers, passed away yesterday due to prostate cancer, Bloomberg reported.
Northwest Biotherapeutics, a company backed by venture capitalist Linda Powers, seeks to develop therapies for brain cancer and other tumors after nearly closing its doors a decade ago, Reuters reported.
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said he will be putting money where his mouth is and donating $1 million to companies that will use technology to find solutions to global problems, TechCrunch reported.
Entrepreneur Steve Perlman finally unveiled the wireless technology his self-funded startup Artemis Networks has been working on for the past ten years. It's called pCell, VentureBeat reported.
Mt. Gox Chief Executive Officer Mark Karpelès has resigned as a board member from the Bitcoin Foundation, according to a source interviewed by The WSJ and confirmed by the foundation with a statement on its website.
Koos Bekker, the Chief Executive Officer of South Africa-based e-commerce and media giant Naspers Ltd, will be stepping down on April. He will be replaced by Bob van Dijk, Reuters reported.
