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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 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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How one startup, TOAD, is using data to help media buyers select the right outdoor advertising for their brands... We’ve written before about startups using technology like beacons and bluetooth and facial recognition and so on for the purposes of advertising. Advertisers have to up their game continually to stay relevant so that their marketing efforts don’t get ignored. People ...
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Holiday planning made easy thanks to new travel startup BRB, which is in essence the world’s first travel subscription company. No matter how much we may all love our holidays, sometimes the actual process of planning and booking a trip can be a chore in itself. From identifying the flight options, the seemingly endless search for the right accommodation, checking out reviews, comparin...
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Queue no more thanks to WalkIn, the London based startup that lets you remotely queue for the best restaurants in London for free. Nobody likes to queue. Certainly nobody likes to queue with an empty stomach at their favourite restaurant and have to watch everyone else eating. Do you book in advance and feel guilty if something comes up at the last minute? Many restaurants refuse bookin...
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Procrastination be gone! Focusmate is an innovative startup which has created a virtual co-working space providing distraction-free productivity. If you’re a freelancer or if you regularly work from home, chances are you may sometimes find it difficult to concentrate on your work. It’s very easy to procrastinate and get distracted when you’re in your own home environme...
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Innovation in MedTech thanks to Manchester based startup Elucid Mhealth who are on a mission to support patients to take their medication properly. One of the biggest concerns for healthcare professionals when it comes to medication is the issue of patients not taking it correctly – by either forgetting to take the correct dosage or even forgetting to take it at all.Having recogni...
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The lowdown on Talentful, the startup that's using your cultural fit and personality to match you to a job and employer... Most of us have worked in jobs where we might not be so unhappy with the work if we were in a slightly different position or just had the right people around us. Our mentality doesn’t quite suit the role or team we are in. Perhaps we are at the bottom of the food chain,...
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We take a look at smart platform and app Medicus AI, the startup that's empowering people to participate in their health and wellbeing decisions with easy-to-understand health insights.  Medical reports and lab results such as blood tests can be difficult to interpret for the layperson. They can’t necessarily be dumbed down too much for us for the risk of oversimplifying or mischaracte...
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The lowdown on No Isolation, the startup that's using technology to tackle loneliness and social isolation through warm technology... Social isolation and loneliness are prevalent issues in our society. They pile on top of people’s depression, they add to the burden of those with long-term illness, they lie in wait for the elderly. They can be brought about by the simplest of things, like u...
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