Technology

Turn your phone into a silent bodyguard with SafeTrek app

The world can be a scary place. We’re bombarded with stories of rapes, assaults, and muggings at every news outlet and, when night falls, it’s difficult to walk home without.

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St Louis-based startup is fighting the war against antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most potentially deadly threats facing our society today. These seemingly innocuous pills have been doled out like sweets by doctors and pumped into cattle.

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Madison startup promotes political engagement without leaving the house

Polco is a Madison-based company who is working to improve citizen engagement with a simple online polling system. Founded in 2015, Polco creates polls and surveys about local issues to.

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Wisconsin startup makes a allergen detecting necklace that could save your life

For those with allergies, a meal out in a restaurant becomes an anxiety-inducing experience with the very real possibility of turning into an emergency trip to the doctors. Wisconsin-based startup.

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Chicago startup makes new child-tracking technology for parents

A helicopter parent, a phrase coined 30 years ago, according to the Oxford dictionary is defined as, “A parent who takes an overprotective or excessive interest in the life of their.

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Privacy conscious Mycroft makes an AI virtual assistant that doesn’t save your data

Kansas City-based Mycroft startup has reacted to growing uncertainty around data protection by creating a voice-activated virtual assistant that doesn’t record and save your voice data. Founded in 2015, Mycroft.

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Iowa startup creates interactive classroom experiences to boost student engagement

Pear Deck is a teaching software making presentations more interesting and interactive to boost K-12 learner engagement. Founded on January 8, 2014 in Iowa City by former classroom teachers Anthony.

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AI technology from Ohio is making treatment easier for medical staffs

CrossChx is a company based in Columbus, Ohio, and is using artificial intelligence and Robotic Process Automation to automate repetitive tasks in the medical sphere to allow humans to do.

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