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Story Of Lori Greiner
Introducing you to the “Warm-blooded Shark”. Yes, you got it right. We are referring to Lori Greiner. Born on December 9, 1969 in Near North Side, Chicago, Lori Greiner is a daughter of a real estate developer father and a psychologist mother. Since Lori was passionate about journalism, she started

Japanese Startup Liquid Inc. Introduces Biometric Payments
Forget the hassle of carrying a wallet! The Tokyo-based startup, Liquid Inc. introduces biometric payments.Make a payment with just the tip of your finger! The fingerprint system will also be used as a speedy substitute for presenting passports when checking into hotels, which is currently a legal obligation for overseas

Sammy Proves To Be The Best Solution For Boat Parking Issue
Just Click and Book! Your Boat Parking Solution During the holiday season, Dockyards in tourist places, like Patras, become very busy due to lots of boats and hence, hectic for captains to find space for their boat. Keeping this major issue in consideration, Sammy, a Greek startup was launched and

Indian Travel Startup Embarq Organizes Silk Route Trip
Exploring the New Roads of Kyrgyzstan! Embarq is an Indian travel startup that organizes Silk Route Trip, better known as a motorcycle and self-drive car road trip. Embarq first organized a road trip to Punjab in February 2016 was successful. Hence, it thought of going international. About the Silk Route

Orkut Founders Are Back With An Innovative Approach
Follow Your Passion! An Invention for Passion After the failure of Orkut, the founders, Orkut Büyükkökten and Githin Jose make another effort to grab the attention of people with the new social network Hello. With this latest social network, people with the same passion can connect easily. The founders have very

Modifi Lets You Turn Your Old Smartphones Into Security Devices
Now, no more smartphone thefts! About Modified The Seattle-based startup, Modifi has come up with an excellent way to reuse our old smartphones by converting them into security device and baby monitors. Modifi transforms used phones into low-cost smart sensor systems for various activities like security, fleet management and home

Apple Acquires A US-Based Startup, Turi
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,

Baker Raises $1.6mn Funding To Aid One Of The Most Challenging Industries, Cannabis a.k.a Marijuana
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

A Chance To Know If Apple Has Any Flaws- Launch Of Bug Bounty Program
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

Reality Show For Indian Startups To Launch In October
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