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Elon Musk Refuses Extramarital Affair With Nicole Shanahan, Wife Of Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin
Elon Musk has refuted having an extramarital relationship with Sergey Brin's wife Nicole Shanahan. Musk and Brin, according to a Wall Street Journal article, were close friends prior to the romance. Musk criticized the article and denied having any romantic relations with Shanahan on Twitter. Musk has even requested the "most Notorious Tesla… read-more
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2 Friends Buy Island, Calls It Their Own Country
Gareth Johnson and Marshall Mayer, co-founders of Let's Buy An Island indeed bought an island together. The project began in 2018 when they launched crowd-funding campaign to raise 250,000 pounds through investors. By December 2019 the duo had made enough to buy off Coffee Caye by 1.2 acres of land in Belize. They stated anyone can buy a piece of land for only USD 3250 dollars i.e. Rs 2,48,330.
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No Harm Caused To Any Person Or Property, Says Paytm Spokesperson
Paytm Co-Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, was arrested and is out on bail under a road accident case, ramming South Delhi's DSP official vehicle. As per the media reports, a complaint was filed on February 22 about the road accident, but later it was found that Sharma wasn't driving. However, Paytm Spokesperson said, "A complaint was filed… No harm caused to any person or property in the said incident."
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Zomato Co-founder Gaurav Gupta Resigns After Six-Year Service
According to reports, Zomato Co-founder Gaurav Gupta has quit the company, informing employees in an email that he's starting a new chapter in his life. Interestingly, he had joined Zomato six years ago as the head of supply and was promoted to co-founder in 2019. Additionally, his decision came days after the company decided to stop delivering groceries citing poor management.
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Wikipedia Is Not Reliable Anymore, Says Co-Founder Larry Sanger
Larry Sanger, the man behind the invention of "Wikipedia" claims that the online encyclopedia cannot be trusted and is definitely not a reliable source. In an interview, Sanger said, "So there’s a very big, nasty, complex game being played behind the scenes to make the article say what somebody wants them to say". He further mentioned that the contents are being edited in a certain way to control audiences' perception.
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"Ode To One Such Swiggster"; Phani Kishan Is Swiggy's New Co-Founder
Phani Kishan, who has served as the Head of Strategy and Investment at the food-tech giant Swiggy has been promoted as the co-founder of the delivery platform. Founder Sriharsha Majety termed his decision as an “ode to one such Swiggster,” describing Kishan’s persistent support provided to Swiggy since 2015. Meanwhile, for years he has portrayed multiple roles including Chief of Staff to the CEO in 2017.
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Startup MoooFarm's Founders Make It To Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List
Gurugram based e-dairy service MoooFarm's co-founders Jitesh Arora, Abhijeet Mittal and Aashna Singh has made it to the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list. Their app helps dairy farmers with a multitude of services including connecting to expert vets to get their queries solved and form an online community amongst themselves. Overwhelmed by the success of their endeavor, the trio said that it's a win for farmers.
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