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Author: Linda Ashok

As the Founding Editor of StartuptoEnterprise.com, Linda is interested in emerging tech startups operating in the intersection of innovation, profitability, and social impact. Her primary focus is Europe & China followed by the US & India.
Israeli Biotech Startup Renewal Bio Creates Synthetic Embryo
26Sep By Linda AshokNo Comments
MEA & Japan, Technology

Israeli Biotech Startup Renewal Bio Creates Synthetic Embryo

Renewal Bio, an Israeli biotech startup, wants to use the potential of cutting-edge stem cell research to help people live longer and better lives. Through this stem cell technology, the startup is on the mission to create synthetic embryos of people to harvest tissues for medical transplantations. In this research in stem-cell technology and artificial wombs, the founder of Renewal Bio and biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Jacob Hanna, has started with mouse stem cells where he can form highly realistic-looking mouse embryos and keep them growing in an artificial womb for several days until they develop beating hearts, flowing blood, and cranial folds.  As per Hanna's research published in the Cell journal, this is the first time an embryo at an advanced...
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How Elon Musk to Launch Optimus Humanoid is Self-Contradictory
23Sep By Linda AshokNo Comments
Technology, United States

How Elon Musk to Launch Optimus Humanoid is Self-Contradictory

The man who once accused Sophia robot of violence is now contradicting himself. Elon Musk launches the Optimus humanoid. Recently, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Chief Executive Elon Musk got a revelation. He discovered that overreliance on factory robots sent Tesla car manufacturing to "the 2018 fluff bot production hell" when humans were better for it.  To many, and the world afraid of losing their jobs to AI, this revelation could be a breath of relief, but no, don't just change your mind yet; there are many twists to this puzzle. Tesla man is not thinking of replacing bots but planning humanoids. Musk's Texas company now plans to deploy thousands of humanoids that are robots with near-human emotional skills. Within its factories, these humanoids, known as Tesla Bot or Optimus, will eve...
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How to Create a Linkedin Profile to Impress and Influence?
20Sep By Linda AshokNo Comments
Know How

How to Create a Linkedin Profile to Impress and Influence?

Ready to create a perfect LinkedIn profile? Yes, you deserve to get noticed for the right reasons to achieve your goals, such as growing your reach, making new contacts, or landing a job. True perfection isn't achievable; however, you can improve your profile. Here's how to create a Linkedin profile to impress & influence. Linkedin Profile to Impress & Influence Add a Professional Headshot Upload a profile photo. Your profile image should be a recent photo of you, not a fake or symbolic one. Your face should fill up 60% of the space. Look like you do at work so the virtual network can recognize you from your profile photo. Add your Personal Pronouns Use pronouns up front, which are integral to the virtual and physical workplace. Using the most app...
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Worrying Decline in the Health of Cybersecurity Enterprise IronNet
20Sep By Linda AshokNo Comments
Business

Worrying Decline in the Health of Cybersecurity Enterprise IronNet

But is everything okay? Why do we see a worrying decline in the health of Cybersecurity Enterprise IronNet? The cybersecurity company IronNet (NYSE: IRNT) began trading on the NYSE on August 27, 2021. August 27, 2021. Thanks to IronNet's founder and co-CEO, Gen. Keith Alexander, a retired four-star general who previously led the National Security Agency (NSA), the Central Security Service (CSS), and the U.S. Cyber Command; the company grabbed a lot of attention, leading to a SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) merge. IronNet's shares debuted at $13.44 after the merger, soared to a record high of $41.40 in September of last year, and currently trade for just above $1. Let's examine five blatant red signs to comprehend why IronNet's stock plummeted. Misrepresentation of Ca...
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Digital Marketing Best Practices for Small Business Owners
19Sep By Linda AshokNo Comments
Know How

Digital Marketing Best Practices for Small Business Owners

The last few years noticed a global surge in registering eCommerce websites. We are not discussing giant business-to-business (B2B) stores but countless small business owners going digital. This article discusses how such countless digital sellers or small-scale online businesses can accelerate their digital growth. Launching a website is only buying land; without marketing, it is difficult to achieve the real objective of going digital; to gain massive reach out. Social Media Marketing Depending on the small business's nature, i.e., B2B or B2C (business-to-customer), determine and prioritize your social platforms.  B2B demands you go heavy on LinkedIn, followed by Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.  B2C demands you reverse the order, start from Instagram and then move the needle t...
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China Xpeng P5 Sedans Challenge Tesla Autonomous Driving
18Sep By Linda AshokNo Comments
China, Technology

China Xpeng P5 Sedans Challenge Tesla Autonomous Driving

China Xpeng P5 Sedans are here to challenge Tesla's autonomous driving cars with the new ADAS technology. The Advanced Driver Assistance System, or ADAS, emulates Tesla's autonomous self-driving software that is programmed to auto-navigate across city streets. On Saturday, Xpeng, a car manufacturer in Guangzhou, said that certain of its P5 sedans equipped with lidar sensors would be able to acquire city Navigation Guided Pilot (NGP) software via over-the-air upgrades and drive autonomously in urban areas. Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Xpeng, He Xiaopeng, stated that it is the first Chinese automotive firm to launch an ADAS for city-level driving. With the roll-out of city NGP, Xpeng P5 Sedans, the company contributes to expanding ADAS usage scenarios from covering hig...
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ED Freezes Funds in Chinese Loan Apps; Raids PayTm & Others
17Sep By Linda AshokNo Comments
Business, India

ED Freezes Funds in Chinese Loan Apps; Raids PayTm & Others

The Enforcement Directorate freezes cash totaling INR 46.67 crore stored in payment gateways like Paytm, Easebuzz, Razorpay, and Cashfree as part of a crackdown on loan apps and investment tokens controlled by the Chinese government. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches against Chinese-controlled loan apps and investment tokens on September 14 in Delhi, Mumbai, Ghaziabad, Lucknow, and Gaya, all under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The Indian federal investigative agency also raided 16 premises of banks and payment gateways in Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Bengaluru in search of HPZ app-based token as per a money laundering case reported from an October 2021 FIR filed by the cybercrime unit of Kohima Police in...
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Category-I Banks to Follow Cross-Border Bill Payments per RBI
16Sep By Linda AshokNo Comments
Business, India

Category-I Banks to Follow Cross-Border Bill Payments per RBI

On September 15, 2022, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) instructed all Category-I authorized banks to implement the new Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) for cross-border bill payments. On August 31, 2016, RBI began piloting the BBPS service, and on October 17, 2017, the service went live for the general public. Transactions initiated through the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) are cleared and settled by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the legally designated body for the Bharat Bill Payment Central Unit (BBPCU). Data from the NPCI shows that in August 2022, BBPS handled 87.46 million transactions worth roughly Rs 16,000 crore. When BBPS opened its doors in August 2021, it could handle 58.88M transactions worth roughly Rs 10,000 crore. Customers who use the ...
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MeitY Startup Hub and Meta launches Grant for XR Tech Startups
15Sep By Linda AshokNo Comments
Business, India

MeitY Startup Hub and Meta launches Grant for XR Tech Startups

MeitY Startup Hub (MSH) of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in India and Meta (NASDAQ: META) have announced a new grant! This grant is the introduction of an accelerator programme to help and accelerate XR technology entrepreneurs in India. The XR startup programme will focus on training and developing technological capabilities for the Metaverse and will assist form the ecosystem for these emerging technologies, such as Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), in the country. The Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, stated that a significant milestone in realizing the Prime Minister's objective of making the next ten years of India's Techade a time of great opportunity for young Indians. The minist...
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SoftBank Founder Masayoshi Son Discusses Third Vision Fund
14Sep By Linda AshokNo Comments
Business

SoftBank Founder Masayoshi Son Discusses Third Vision Fund

According to the latest report by The Wall Street Journal, SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO: 9984) founder Masayoshi Son has decided to set up the third Vision Fund, weeks after apologizing for the disappointing performance of his first two funds. The 65-year-old entrepreneur has just raised billions of dollars in cash and views another startup fund as one of several possible uses for the funds, according to individuals who requested anonymity because the topic is confidential. They stated that it is not yet known how much capital Son might want to invest in a third fund. The first Vision Fund had foreign investors, including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, but the second contained nearly $40 billion and was funded completely by SoftBank. Son stated that he expected to raise mone...
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