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Apple Acquires a US-Based Startup, Turi
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Again Apple Makes into the news! Apple Not Reveling Secrets Behind Acquisition of Smaller Technology Companies Recently, Apple acquired US-based startup, Turi for $ 200 million. Turi is a machine learning platform for data scientists and developers. Apple has also acquired some other companies from machine learning space like Perception,

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Baker raises $1.6mn funding to aid one of the most challenging industries, Cannabis a.k.a Marijuana
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Looks like it’s Mary Jane’s lucky day! Founded in 2015, Baker’s tagline goes, “The perfect recipe for a successful dispensary”. The team at Baker believes the cannabis (drug: marijuana) shopping experience should be as comfortable and personalized as it is in every other retail environment. The Baker app originally began

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A chance to know if Apple has any flaws- Launch of Bug Bounty Program
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The real test is now! Apple’s Head of Security Ivan Krstic announces the long-awaited launch of Bug Bounty Program at the Black Hat Conference, an annual event designed for the global InfoSec community. What is a Bug Bounty Program? Bug bounty programs are primarily used to find vulnerabilities in programming. Reports

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Reality show for Indian startups to launch in October
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Reaching the next level! As said by the ever popular personality Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, “Entrepreneurs need freedom from the state.” TV Reality Show “The Vault” could truly be the next big thing the country needs. With the growing attention that the startups around the

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Aero-sports equipment maker startup, Wefly raises funding from Hong-Kong!
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Achieving Wefly’s dream to fly is closer to reality! Hong Kong-based investment firm Swastika Company has acquired a 20% stake in the Mumbai-based startup, Wefly. As part of the contract, Vaibhav Jain, director at Swastika, will also be coming on board as a partner for the company. The deal amount

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Union of Big Bazaar & Paytm: A Huge Step in History of E-commerce Industry
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Historical Moment for Online & Offline Industry! A Partnership with Bright Future Big Bazaar and Paytm have joined hands to start a trend of offline-online retail in the industry. This partnership is about to set an example for both online and offline e-commerce portals to have a different vision for

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Hear2Read Helps Visually Impaired To Hear Books In Their Native Language
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Now hear audio in your native language! What about Hear2Read? Technology is developing day-by-day. It not only helping common people but also physically-challenged people thus, making their life a lot easier. Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) joined hands with Hear2Read project and developed text-to-speech software which will help visually challenged people

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European Startup, Deliveroo,Brings in $275M in Funding
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A Wave of On-Demand Food Startups! Raising Funds and Competing Neck-to-Neck An on-demand food delivery restaurant startup, Deliveroo, in Europe, received another $275 million in funding. As per news, a Series E investment values the startup at around $1 billion and Bridge point, the new investor; DST Global, the previous

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Chinese Tech Giant Xiaomi Introduces Its First VR Headset
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Low-priced VR Headset! Ever wanted a cool VR set like Oculus Rift or HTC Vive but don’t have hundreds of dollars to buy it? Well, now everyone can afford VR headset, all thanks to Xiaomi.Inc. It has introduced its first entry-level virtual reality headset, Mi VR Play. The main idea

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Schedule And Time-Tracking Tools Startup, Homebase, Raises $6M
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One less problem for the manager! About Homebase Homebase is a startup providing schedule and time-tracking tools, primarily for local businesses. This San-Francisco based company has raised $6M in series A funding. Khosla Ventures led the seed funding. The contribution also came from Baseline Ventures and Cowboy Ventures. Keith Rabois

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