The adoption rate is much faster,” cofounder of Ola Cabs Bhavish Aggarwal said during a panel discussion at the summit.

“So, if one really wants to test their product at scale, there is no better place than Bengaluru.

Will Karnataka’s Regulatory Sandbox Drive Startup Growth?

Meanwhile, the government also plans to formalise a legal framework for a regulatory sandbox to drive the tech startup ecosystem further.

The technology development board will provide capital to startups that are in the technology domains like artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data and biotechnology among others. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574326807.0129685/Bengaluru-Is-The-Best-Place-For-Testing-Products-At-Scale:-Ola-Chief-Bhavish-Aggarwal?ref=audio_experience

Dini makes the case that entrepreneurs are hunters, while the rest of us (the large majority) are farmers.

In business, entrepreneurs hunt for new innovative solutions to problems, new ways of beating competitors, new markets, and new customers.

In addition to the right type, there are clearly traits that every aspiring entrepreneur should recognize as critical for business success and happiness:Creativity.

There once was a time in mankind’s history when almost everyone was a hunter, for survival.

For those of you who have the hunter gene, or the yearning to learn, the time has never been riper to be an entrepreneur. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574325007.5279346/Look-For-The-Hunter-Gene-In-Every-New-Founder?ref=audio_experience

He would scrounge books shops, second-hand markets and libraries for Marathi literature, Bengali poems, and Hindi classics.

Before Storytel, audiobooks, meant one thing to me – a great collection of English titles, not my grandfather’s strong point.

However, while macro problems like water and food needs think tanks and policy makers, all one needs for access to audiobooks is a smartphone.

Storytel helps children immerse themselves in a world of regional literature, which they otherwise wouldn’t have access to.

I struggled with reading Marathi literature, having spent most of my time making ‘to-read’ lists of iconic English books. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574323205.9621978/Why-I-think-audiobooks-in-regional-languages-is-a-game-changer?ref=audio_experience

Global cryptocurrency exchange and blockchain ecosystem Binance on Thursday said it has acquired Indian bitcoin exchange, WazirX.

With this acquisition, starting from November 25, users will be able to buy and sell crypto with Indian rupees (INR) on the Binance Fiat Gateway.

Further, in Q1 of 2020, WazirX’s unique auto-matching engine will be integrated into the Binance Fiat Gateway platform itself, bringing easy cryptocurrency access to over a billion people, the statement said.

Launched in 2018, WazirX is an Indian cryptocurrency exchange with more than 200,000 app downloads.

Earlier this year, India-based startup Matic Network successfully raised funding via the blockchain on Binance Launchpad and another project, Marlin Protocol, secured a $3 million seed round from Binance Labs, the investment arm of Binance. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574321406.1829524/Binance-acquires-Mumbai-based-cryptocurrency-startup-WazirX?ref=audio_experience

The SC clubbed all crypto cases across the country and asked all related parties to present their arguments directly at the apex court.

Over two dozen crypto cases were clubbed together, even though many of them deal with starkly different issues.

Amit Bhardwaj And The GainBitcoin CaseSame is the case with the case of Amit Bhardwaj, alleged mastermind of one of the largest Bitcoin scams in the world.

On November 19, 2019, the Enforcement Directorate argued for the cancellation of bail that SC had granted Amit Bhardwaj on health backgrounds.

Like the crypto vs RBI case, the Supreme Court has also detached the Amit Bhardwaj’s case from the Vihaan Direct Selling case. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574319605.2895877/The-Amit-Bhardwaj-Bitcoin-Scam-And-Cryptocurrency-Exchanges:-A-Tale-Of-Two-Court-Cases?ref=audio_experience

The government has no proposal for linking Aadhaar with social media accounts of individuals, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

"There is no such proposal with the government for linking Aadhaar with social media accounts of individuals," Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.

He was replying to a specific query on whether the government proposes to enact a law for linking Aadhaar with social media accounts of individuals.

"Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has already implemented facility of such Aadhaar enrolment for NRIs w.e.f.

To another question, Prasad said a total of 3,433 URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) have been blocked on social media platforms this year (up to October 31). | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574317808.5520375/No-proposal-to-link-social-media-accounts-of-individuals-to-Aadhaar,-says-IT-Minister-Prasad?ref=audio_experience

According to the World Health Organisation , their ability to carry and spread disease to humans causes millions of deaths every year.

In 2015 malaria alone caused 438 000 deaths.India carries a heavy burden of waterborne diseases such as malaria, dengue and chikungunya.

Water hyacinths, a highly problematic invasive species known for deoxygenating the water and destroying aquatic biodiversity, further aids in the growth of mosquito breeding.

However, Marut Drones can get an acre sprayed in 10 minutes and have a work rate of 5-6 acres per hour summing up to 25 acres per day.

It is also offering drones for security services for surveillance and tracking thieves.Mentored by T-Hub and Research Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH), Marut Drones was recently selected for Facebook’s India Innovation Accelerator Programme . | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574316005.2339795/India’s-malaria-crisis-has-a-drone-solution?ref=audio_experience

WhatsApp has written to the government expressing "regret" over the Pegasus snooping row, and has assured that it is taking all security measures to address concerns, top government sources said.

Last month, the Facebook-owned company had showed that Indian journalists and human rights activists were among those globally spied upon by unnamed entities using Pegasus spyware.

According to WhatsApp, the spyware was developed by Israel-based NSO Group and had been used to snoop on about 1,400 users globally, including 121 users from India.

Following the government's notice seeking more information on the attacks, WhatsApp had responded saying it had alerted the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) in September that 121 Indian users had been targeted by Pegasus.

In response to a question in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Cybersecurity agency CERT-In has issued a notice to WhatsApp seeking details on targeting of mobile phones of Indian citizens by Israeli spyware Pegasus. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574314204.896756/WhatsApp-expresses-'regret'-over-Pegasus-snooping-row?ref=audio_experience

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Get instant notifications from Economic TimesAllowNot nowYou can switch off notifications anytime using browser settings. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574310605.0849056/MyHQ-gets-$1.5-million-in-its-Pre-Series-A?ref=audio_experience

Giles Lury is director at brand consultancy The Value Engineers, and the author of Iconic Innovations: 75 Business Tales to Help You Find the Next Big Thing (see my book review here).

In a chat with YourStory, Giles talks about the ‘3Ts’ of innovation (tweaks, twists, twinkles), challenges in bringing innovations successfully to market, and the importance of learning from failure.

Edited excerpts from the interviewYourStory (YS): In the time since your book was published, what are some notable new innovations you have come across?

YS: What’s it like to be an innovation consultant – what are the joys and challenges in your journey?

Innovation isn’t ‘one size fits all.’YS: How big a role do academics play in innovation management? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574308905.8885965/How-to-master-'tweaks,-twists-and-twinkles'---innovation-paths-from-Giles-Lury,-author-of-‘Iconic-Innovations’?ref=audio_experience