Tag: Apps

An app encourages school pupils to read. Authors benefit there too, as it drives sales and loans of books, and ultimately leads to royalty payments. But not if companies train their AI systems using pirate digital copies. Cue an American startup and its new licensing platform for AI firms, which aims at a fairer system for authors. Once authors...

When it comes to translating sign language, a glove provides a helping hand. In Georgia, a female founder is taking a more playful approach to teaching the language. Her startup’s app features a glowing figure who takes deaf people and their families on a journey into a magical world. Thanks to animations and interactions with the character, those with...

Leftover food can be shared among neighbours. An Ethiopian startup, meanwhile, is promoting group buying to ensure that eggs, meat and fresh vegetables from nearby farms can be consumed at fair prices. Agricultural goods are listed in specific purchase quantities on an app. Users choose the desired product and create a group. Any friends, family or other users who...

Thanks to an app, people with Parkinson’s can navigate the internet more easily. But for some older people, smartphones, tablets and video calls remain a closed book. Enter a Munich-based startup and its simple solution. It consists of a stand, where a tablet is docked and, a board with a control button and small tray for smart cards. Each...

Thanks to innovative lung models, testing new medication on animals could soon be ancient history. Human lungs are usually examined by X-ray or ultrasound scans. But now a Canadian startup is working on a modern, mobile solution. Around 120,000 ultrasound clips were analysed, with 270,000 individual images extracted, each annotated with details on healthy and sick tissue and with...

Black people can connect with the African diaspora on their travels. But meeting like minds abroad is just as important for the LGBTIQ+ community. Which is why a Berlin-based startup is helping its members find private overnight accommodation in a friendly environment. Users must have an invitation to access the team’s app, or have submitted a short application. A...

Toddlers’ hearing can be checked by smartphone while future hearing aids could be battery-free. But people with tinnitus hear more than they wish. Help is at hand thanks to a research team’s app which uses a chatbot to help people train their brains to ignore the unwanted noise. Employing solution-focused behavioural therapy, users are encouraged to dispel negative associations with...

Breathing exercises with a special ball reduce stress and anxiety. Sport has numerous psychological benefits. But being able to train is not a given. Which is why a British Paralympian has teamed up with a sailing world champion and a lawyer to support people with disabilities. Their app contains a custom-made exercise library, with texts, images or a video...