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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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We take a look News Over Audio, an Irish startup that's aiming to change how we engage with journalism... Hard work often means little free time, and little free time means that either we don’t keep up with what’s going on in the world around us or we waste time that could be spent with friends and family to do just that. Engagement with quality journalism is already on the decline am...
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The lowdown on Irish startup Alergy Lifestyle, that's aiming to make living with allergies a little easier...If you have an allergy, whether it’s to dust or a particular food, you’ll know only too well that it can be challenging and often dangerous. After all, allergies aren’t simply inconvenient, they can be life threatening too.Learning about triggers and more importantly manag...
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Weengs is a London-based startup that's on a mission to simplify order fulfilment for small ecommerce businesses, helping business owners & e-sellers grow. Small ecommerce businesses have a lot of difficulties to overcome. From dealing with the ever-present buy-test-demand a refund types, to taking responsibility (sometimes financially) for third parties, to constantly sourcing the best couri...
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Innovation in EdTech benefiting students, teachers and parents alike, thanks to Kinteract, the startup that facilitates fast feedback and collaboration. We have written previously about Developing Experts, an online platform to help children learn science and better connect parents and teacher. These kinds of learning tools are invaluable in a changing learning environment and with our ever-chang...
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The Scottish startup Chilli Connect, that's on a mission to help games developers build, monetise and operate live games... At this point, even people who don’t play games or live with someone who plays games will have heard the name Fortnite. It is arguably the most popular game of its kind out there, but certainly not the only one. These games that are wholly online are a big thing at th...
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Plastech Innovation is a startup on a mission to reduce the plastic waste entering our natural environment... When we featured BioCellection, we said that an estimated 91% of plastic waste does not get recycled. Given the amount of plastic we use every day, that is a massive amount of un-recycled plastic. There are various reasons for this lack of recycling. Surface contamination can cause the m...
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Anorak - The lowdown on the InsurTech startup which is on a mission to disrupt the life insurance sector... Whilst we all generally insure our homes and cars without fail, when it comes to insuring ourselves, some of us tend to be a little more lax. Life insurance is often something that we just put off. Of course if and when we eventually get round to it, it can be a real challenge figuring...
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The lowdown on UtilityAR, the Dublin startup that's using AR to help leading industry sectors Most of us will have had some mundane experience of trying to walk somebody through a process over the phone. We have to picture in our minds what they are looking at and try to guide them to press the right buttons, take the correct path, train a person through a task, or whatever it happens to be. ...
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AO, the UK’s leading online-only household appliance and electrical retailer is looking discover and integrate startups with solutions that will help AO’s customers. If you are currently building an online retail solution, creating unique shopping experiences, optimising routing and deliveries, improving internal IT and payment systems, or using AR tech to help shoppers experience pro...
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