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Following our recent posts on the risks of drone technology and 5 drone startups to watch out, we return with the third of our articles on all things ‘drone’ by highlighting 6 incredible uses for drone technology that you might or might not be aware of... “Drone. At this point, the word might conjure up images of small, unmanned aircraft firing missiles in far flung warzones, bu...
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6 EdTech Startups to Learn From Children are interacting with technology more and more these days and, rather than complain about ‘in my day’, some people are coming to realise that technology could be an invaluable tool for education. Traditional education is coming under fire more often as schools become more target oriented, so employing fascinating and entertaining technological t...
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WaterAid Springs Donation Innovation on Swimmers Historically, innovations within the charity fundraising sector have been few and far between, and whilst the traditional donation box remains as popular as ever, some charities are pioneering more creative and engaging approaches to coaxing cash from the public. WaterAid has found a way to intercept potential donors, at a time when they will...
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Australians Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski are on a mission to keep the oceans tidy with innovative product Seabin. Grand idea or project that’s likely to sink? Australians Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski are on a mission to keep the oceans tidy with innovative product Seabin. The fab two-some, supported by a seed investment from Australian marine technology development company Shark Mit...
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Over the past 12 months we have featured some amazing startups in our coveted Startup of the Week feature - from innovative apps to all new subscription services - inspirational one and all. Since the new year is almost upon us, we thought that it’d be quite timely to give another little mention to all those startups who have received the Startup of the Week accolade this year. We therefore ...
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Jason Karayiannis as his Twitter Bio tells us, is a Storytelling Connoisseur. Running @onwrd - a photography and videography studio based just outside of Belfast. Jason recently attended MediaCon - an inaugural conference for TV & Tech innovation in Dublin. Here Jason shares some of the key points listened to and learned."Hosted in Dublin’s beautiful Mansion Hous...
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Reimagining Innovation in The Arts At Startacus we have long been convinced of the interdependence which exists between enterprise and the arts. Creativity is after all the very lifeblood of innovative entrepreneurship. It is the force that drives progress in commerce and technology, and allows ambitious and impassioned individuals to find new and lucrative ways of doing things. Member of the St...
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As most of us can attest to, our high streets have had a pretty tough time of it lately. With the rise in identikit shopping malls, the growth of out of town retail parks and of course the multitude of economic challenges it’s not been an easy few years. However all is not doom and gloom. There are people and initiatives all across the country who are on a mission to fight back and to ...
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There is rather a lot of debate at the moment about the influence of technology on our lives.  Often opinions on this hot issue are polarised into 2 distinct schools of thought; those who believe technological advancement is improving the quality of our lives, and those who believe it is detracting from it. However there is one thing on which most people are united; if used properly, and res...
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Don’t you just love it when something is not exactly as it seems? When ingenuity, creativity, and innovation are in abundant evidence?Yep. Us too.That’s probably why we’re loving this new initiative from drinks manufacturer, Absolut. Their recently launched Creative Space project in Gröndal, Sweden has seen four of their shipping containers being transformed into one u...
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