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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.
Is the Google Fitbit Fall Series Really Designed for Health?
26Aug By Linda AshokNo Comments
Technology, United States

Is the Google Fitbit Fall Series Really Designed for Health?

Fitbit's primary mission has always been to promote global health and wellness. Every day, millions of individuals worldwide use Fitbit to accomplish everything from tracking their sleep quality to completing an in-app workout or mindfulness practice. With that in mind, the Google Fitbit series for the fall got Inspire 3, Versa 4, and Sense 2. The next generation of wearables integrates Google's intelligence with Fitbit's health and wellness technologies. One may wear these devices all day and night without worrying about recharging them every day because they are so much thinner and more comfortable. One can choose from various straightforward tools, whether their goal is to enhance their mental health, train for a marathon, or kickstart a new health and wellness regimen. The Googl...
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At the Turn of each Decade, a New Career: Meet Antoni Tzavelas!
25Aug By Linda AshokNo Comments
People

At the Turn of each Decade, a New Career: Meet Antoni Tzavelas!

How often do you hear someone change their career successfully every 10 years? Meet Toronto, Canada-based Antoni Tzavelas. He was 30 when he switched from fashion to technology; at 40, he got into cloud computing, and touching 50, he is now an agile practitioner! Does it baffle you already?  This constant reinvention of the self is not encouraged enough by conservative societies, people, or businesses who find candidates like Antoni Tzavelas "overqualified" or "too entrepreneurial." The thick slice of influencers would ask you to "niche down!" But here you have Antoni, who has lived three careers already! (more…)
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NASSCOM Reviews India’s Technology Sector 2021-2022
23Aug By Linda AshokNo Comments
Business, India

NASSCOM Reviews India’s Technology Sector 2021-2022

NASSCOM issues the annual strategic review of India's technology sector, which experienced a massive boom in the last 10 years. The executive summary of progress titled "Think Digital, Think India, From Resilience to Resurgence" has a constructive foreword from the President of NASSCOM, Debjani Ghosh, highlighting the performance of India's technology sector in 2021 and 2022 with predictions for 2023. In FY2022, the technology industry in India reached $227 Billion in total revenue, exceeding the pre-pandemic FY2019 revenue level by more than double. Importantly, the sector added its most recent $100 billion in ten years, but the first $100 billion took thirty! The industry added a record-breaking 445,000 net new jobs in FY2021, surpassing the 5 million mark in total employment. The...
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RBI Issues Discussion on UPI Payment Charges, Invites Feedback
22Aug By Linda AshokNo Comments
Business, India

RBI Issues Discussion on UPI Payment Charges, Invites Feedback

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a discussion paper on "Charges in Payment Systems" for public comment, as indicated in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies on December 08, 2021. On or before October 3, 2022, you can respond via email to any questions or comments posted there. This comes up as people question if India will have UPI payment charges! The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has prioritized efforts to smooth out payment systems by addressing any hiccups caused by systemic, procedural, or revenue-related concerns. Consumers typically have issues with excessive or opaque fees and are concerned about UPI payment charges and parties involved in processing their payments. Users should pay fair and competitive rates for payment services, while intermediari...
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EU Food Delivery Stocks Makes a Comeback; Just Eat Leads!
21Aug By Linda AshokNo Comments
Business, Europe

EU Food Delivery Stocks Makes a Comeback; Just Eat Leads!

Food delivery in the European stock market is making a comeback. Food delivery stocks such as Delivery Hero SE (ETR: DHER) and Just Eat Takeaway.com NV (LON: JET) appear to be the highest gainers in Stoxx Europe 600 Index in Q2 as companies. Expectations have been buoyed by the surge in the belief that central banks will not excessively raise interest rates to curb inflation. Since June 30th, Just Eat has increased by 53%, and Delivery Hero has increased by 46%, a surprising reversal after both companies were among the top 10 decliners in the first half. The share price of Deliveroo plc (LON: ROO) has increased by 15% from its yearly low. Exactly what investors have been requesting for a long time, the big uptick occurred after the companies prioritized lowering losses and demonstra...
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UNSW Team Invents Smart Fabric for Biological Muscle
18Aug By Linda AshokNo Comments
Technology

UNSW Team Invents Smart Fabric for Biological Muscle

Australian biomedical engineers at UNSW have developed a smart fabric for artificial muscle, hoping to revolutionize the future of soft robotics and wearable exoskeletons. This endeavor is a great move in the efforts to advance assistive technology. Researchers showed Reuters how the fabric could change shape by making models of a butterfly and a flower that could move in complicated ways. This smart fabric can mimic biological muscles in responding to complex environmental stimuli. Thanh Nho Do, director of the Medical Robotics Lab at the University of New South Wales and the team's leader, has grander ambitions and thinks he and his team could use the material to create a smart human suit like the Iron Man suit or Spider-Man suit, which would be highly adjustable to the bodies ...
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At 84, Indian Industrialist Ratan Tata Funds Goodfellows
17Aug By Linda AshokNo Comments
Business, India

At 84, Indian Industrialist Ratan Tata Funds Goodfellows

84-year-old Indian Industrialist Ratan Tata, who oversaw the operation of the $128B Tata Group for decades, has invested in a company that pairs retirees with recent college grads for lasting partnerships. To further its mission of fostering "inter-generational friendships," Ratan Tata funds Goodfellows announced on Tuesday that it had received a seed investment from Mr. Tata, the prominent chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ltd., which controls over 150 companies, including some of India's most valued, including software outsourcer Tata Consultancy Service Ltd. and the country's largest steelmaker Tata Steel Ltd. Shantanu Naidu, 30, who also serves as general manager of Ratan Tata's office and startup investment portfolio, launched the company. Mr. Naidu also lends a hand to Mr. Tat...
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What is Simon Squibb Doing Differently to Elicit your Attention?
16Aug By Linda AshokNo Comments
People

What is Simon Squibb Doing Differently to Elicit your Attention?

  If the world has not heard enough about entrepreneur and community evangelist Simon Squibb, there's much to discover as this story unfolds. From spending nights on the streets to founding 19 companies and 73 startup investments, Simon, who doesn't "sell courses," is a cathode enabling potent entrepreneurs to emerge from their polarizing lack of opportunities to a plentiful! Simon Squibb believes that being an entrepreneur is not too daunting when presented with the right tools and network. With an aim to help 10M people start and grow businesses of their own, Squibb has chosen a rather exciting and fulfilling journey of life! Else, it is mostly a world happening on its own and burning off, oblivious of its impact! In 2010, Nest, a brainchild of Squibb, operates corporat...
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Arrest of Crypto-Laundering Suspect Brings Tornado Cash to Broil
13Aug By Linda AshokNo Comments
Crypto & NFT, Europe

Arrest of Crypto-Laundering Suspect Brings Tornado Cash to Broil

Dutch authorities arrested a 29-year-old man in Amsterdam for concealing unlawful financial flows and helping crypto laundering via the cryptocurrency service Tornado Cash. The individual dubbed the service's "creator," was caught in Amsterdam on August 10. According to a Friday statement by the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service, or FIOD, officials had not ruled out the potential of multiple arrests. Tornado Cash is a cryptocurrency mixing service. The internet service enables users to conceal the origin or destination of cryptocurrency transactions, thereby enabling crypto laundering. The (criminal) provenance of cryptocurrencies is frequently not or only minimally verified by such mixing services. Most users of a mixing service do so to increase their anonymity. T...
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6 Dutch Health Tech Enterprises Forging New Horizons!
12Aug By Linda AshokNo Comments
Business, Europe

6 Dutch Health Tech Enterprises Forging New Horizons!

With over 1,100 Dutch health tech enterprises, the Netherlands has established itself as a rising health tech powerhouse covering startups to enterprises over three times that of neighboring Germany. The exponential growth of emerging technologies like data and machine learning, with numerous fascinating applications in the medical profession, has contributed to the health tech industry's precipitous rise. Here are 6 Dutch Health Tech enterprises that are calling the shots! Neogene Therapeutics Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands-based Neogene Therapeutics was founded by Carsten Linnemann, and Ton Schumacher. Neogene Therapeutics is a biotech company providing cancer patients with T-cell therapies targeting mutated proteins called neo-antigens. Neogene Therapeutics is developin...
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