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Frances Jenner

Frances is a journalist living in Medellín, Colombia.

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FaceSearch is the new facial recognition tool used to fight human trafficking

By Frances Jenner July 10, 2018

Marinus Analytics, a startup out of Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University, has created an...

Engage socially and see results in your community with GoCivic

By Frances Jenner June 14, 2018

For those who have always wanted to do some good in their community but have never quite known...

Venture with Impact means you can travel, work and make a difference

By Frances Jenner May 17, 2018

Venture with Impact is a startup that organizes ‘work-ations’ where professionals can travel,...

ZidZid helps parents and kids learn a new language together through ‘real-world play’

By Frances Jenner May 11, 2018

We all wish that we could just slip into another language with the same ease as our native one....

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St. Louis startup Invisible Girlfriend promises you’ll never be single again

By Frances Jenner May 9, 2018

Once you hit a certain age, the single life is never easy. It's something of a constant struggle...

ADHD students could be taught to concentrate with new wearable device

By Frances Jenner May 4, 2018

Founder of Awear technologies Rod Greder says 10 million students and 60% of adults are struggling...

Crickets are jumping onto our plates with the help of Nebraskan startup Bugeater foods

By Frances Jenner May 2, 2018

The insect-eating craze just isn’t going away and Bugeater Foods are keeping crickets in the...

BuluBox sends you a subscription box of supplements so you can choose what works for you

By Frances Jenner April 30, 2018

Married couple Paul and Stephanie Jarrett created one of the first subscription box services in...

Holistic weight-loss startup from Chicago fights obesity and chronic health diseases

By Frances Jenner April 27, 2018

Raw food diets, the paleo diet, the Atkins diet. The ways to lose weight may be endless but they...

A revolutionary app that looks to combat fake news

By Frances Jenner April 25, 2018

We spoke to Harleen Kaur, co-founder of new AI anti-fake news app Ground, which released today. She...

Hearken helps newsrooms break from tradition by crowdsourcing story ideas

By Frances Jenner April 24, 2018

Journalism has seen a whole world of changes since the first newspapers were published hundreds of...

School of Sock helps men embrace work fashion with “subtly risky” socks

By Frances Jenner April 19, 2018

Socks have moved on from being the go-to present for your dad or grandpa to a fashion accessory...

Intelligent beer app from Iowa makes craft beer tasting both engaging and informative

By Frances Jenner April 18, 2018

How often have you ordered a beer flight at a craft beer restaurant, only to immediately forget...

Tovala oven brings ready-made meals to the 21st century

By Frances Jenner April 17, 2018

Chicago-based startup Tovala is starting up the much-disparaged, ready-made meal to gourmet...

Language learning’s a breeze, says Chicago-based startup Fluent Forever

By Frances Jenner April 16, 2018

Chicago-based polyglot Gabriel Wyner written a language-learning book and set up a website to allow...