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Whilst there are a number of public sector backed accelerators and incubation programmes throughout NI, step forward Raise Accelerator, Northern Ireland's first privately-run startup accelerator...With UK-wide industry body TechNation recently reporting that its research highlighted Belfast as one of the best cities in the UK to work in tech and the 2019 Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network...
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Rich Maaghul, CEO of ODEM.io explores the future of education and how disruption will transform the way that we learn... Education shapes us more than any other process in our lives. What we learn governs our understanding of the world and the decisions that we make. As Abraham Lincoln said, “upon the subject of education...I can only say that I view it as the most important subject wh...
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The lowdown on Gym Plan, the fitness app that is aimed at users of all levels... Something a little different this time. We are always saying that this startup or that is worth keeping an eye on, and here is one such startup, 5 years after launching. In 2014, a Newcastle-based fit-tech startup was created by a serial entrepreneur Paul Slater and his personal trainer Dave Stidolph. This star...
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Safer home-care thanks to Birdie and their innovative real-time digital solution Continuing our theme of improving the way we care for older generations, (think Grandpal and Motitech as two recent articles) London-based Birdie has developed a platform that they say allows home care agencies to deliver safer care by closely monitoring care and updating managers and records in real time. ...
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The ethical rewards app Koin Rewards, reimagining loyalty through responsible shopping and tokenisation and created to reward us all for being conscious consumers... It’d be fair to say that more and more of us have ethics and sustainability at the forefront of our minds when we are making purchases and we are increasingly trying to support businesses which aim to bring about positive socia...
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BODYSWAPS use VR and AI to help companies empower their employees to become the best versions of themselves... If you work in a human resources or learning & development department, you will know how important it is to have the right attitude and say the right things. People come to you as the solution to their problems. Chances are, if they come to you, they won’t have anywhere else to...
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The lowdown on Blink Identity, the tech startup that is innovating how facial recognition is used...  As we have said many times in various ways, the future of everything is digital, technological, whether artificial intelligence or smart, personalised marketing. We’ve already seen advertisements personalised to you as you pass by with your phone broadcasting to them, but what if those...
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RevLifter is powered by artificial intelligence and uses live basket data to work out the best offers for each individual customer, within the goals set out by the client.  Everyone loves a good deal on their purchases, be it money off, bonus items, or reward credit to use on their next purchase. What about deals for purchases you don’t yet know you want to make?  At first glance...
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SwimAR, a lightweight, hydrodynamic training device using augmented reality that attaches to normal swimming goggles. In keeping with our recent uptick in coverage of virtual reality and augmented reality startups, today we’re going swimming. With augmented reality.  Swimmers in training need to know their swim data to know what they need to improve on, what their strengths and weakne...
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The "VR edtech platform where culture meets curriculum” No matter what age you are, a trip to a museum can be a brilliant experience. However for a child it can be even more so. It can open their eyes to history, culture and of course develop their knowledge, imagination and creativity.Of course, not every child is fortunate enough to get the opportunity to visit a museum, let alone a whole...
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London-based startup Daye is taking the benefits of CBD and applying it to tampons for localised, faster relief of pain and discomfort. To dumb it down to our level, cannabidiol (CBD) is the medicinal part of cannabis. CBD products are named as such because they do not include tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is the druggy, not good part of cannabis. CBD is used to treat all sorts of ailments fr...
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Smart-home startup Hero Labs have created Sonic, an AI-powered device that uses flow, pressure, and temperature sensors to detect leaks... Water leaks are anything from annoying to worrisome to catastrophic. But it’s not just a case of a dripping tap evolving into your bathroom dropping into the kitchen; water leakage causes up to £2.5 million of damage per day in the UK alone, compar...
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