Poverty

Rebuilding America’s Safety Net: Always look for the helpers

Theodora LauAugust 5, 2020

By Theodora Lau and Bradley Leimer of Unconventional Ventures Between the thin veil of the stock market rally lies the tale of two Americas with a growing i...

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FinTech Genie 2020

Theodora LauDecember 17, 2019

The Crowdsourced FinTech Wish List 2020 What happens when you solicit your friends for what is on their fintech wish list? You open the floodgates, just like...

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Moving Hearts and Minds to Action, Kosta Peric, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Theodora LauSeptember 24, 2019

In this week’s podcast, we talked to Kosta Peric, Deputy Director, Financial Services for the Poor at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation about their new open source payments platform, Mojaloop, and the different ways they are focused on meeting th...

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DCU start-up GiveBack.ie calling for public votes to help them double-up on funding win

Irish Tech NewsMarch 20, 2019

DCU start-up GiveBack.ie, a social enterprise working to eradicate homelessness in Ireland, is calling on the public to help them double their recent funding wi...

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Shades of Grey – Ep 3: Inequality of Aging

Theodora LauFebruary 5, 2019

Although aging is universal, how we age is not equal. According to AARP, more than 10 million people aged 50 and above live in poverty in the U.S., and more tha...

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Scotland’s Young Business Woman of the Year’s Mission to makeover 100 Homes of Families in temporary accommodation this Christmas

Irish Tech NewsDecember 14, 2018

When 20 year old entrepreneur Liv Conlon learnt that 80,000 families will wake up in temporary accommodation such as hostels this Christmas, the young founder of ThePropertyStagers felt compelled to do something. Partnering with the charity Glasgo...

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App that could help battle homelessness wins Tech For Good award

Ronan LeonardDecember 3, 2018

An app that aims help homeless people and families to register for and find accommodation via a smartphone has won the Magnet Networks Tech For Good honour at I...

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Crowdfunding platform helping homeless people in Britain train for future work

Irish Tech NewsNovember 9, 2018

In the past year, more than 440 homeless people have died on Britain’s streets. Meanwhile, 77,000 households live in homeless hostels and other temporary accomm...

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GirlCrew announce ‘1 Pay Day Away’ fundraiser

Irish Tech NewsOctober 3, 2018

Irish startup, GirlCrew, is kickstarting a new campaign “1 Pay Day Away” this week to highlight the reality of living in Ireland’s rental crisis - with the funds going to Inner City Helping Homeless. Alongside fundraising efforts GirlCrew is also cal...

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Podcast

Day 2 Dublin Tech Summit podcasts

Day 1 Dublin Tech Summit podcasts

DAB Radio insights with Kevin Brannigan, CEO Bay Broadcasting

Crypto

Stripe builds out the economic infrastructure for AI with 288 launches

What Could Your Wallet Look Like in the Future?

Could Crypto iGaming be a game changer in Ireland?

Business Showcase

Over 100 Women in Business attend Tri-County event to mark International Women’s Day 2026

Business Showcase : Wealth Transfer Token (WTT)

HMD Fusion Revolutionizes Smartphones with Smart Outfits and Detox Mode

Reviews

There’s Nothing Like This: The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift, reviewed

Climate Wayfinding Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home, reviewed

The Cognitive Athlete: Sustainable Peak Performance for Leaders, Thinkers and Doers, reviewed

Cutting Edge

Ireland’s Most Energy-Efficient Business Counties

Istanbul Blockchain Week 2026: Where East Meets the Future of Web3

Greenvolt Next to create 50 new jobs at Waterford HQ

Interviews

Day 2 Dublin Tech Summit podcasts

Day 1 Dublin Tech Summit podcasts

Web3’s Hiring Reality Check, Owen Healy on AI Stealing Your Job

DCU start-up GiveBack.ie calling for public votes to help them double-up on funding win

Scotland’s Young Business Woman of the Year’s Mission to makeover 100 Homes of Families in temporary accommodation this Christmas

App that could help battle homelessness wins Tech For Good award

Crowdfunding platform helping homeless people in Britain train for future work

Day 2 Dublin Tech Summit podcasts

Day 1 Dublin Tech Summit podcasts

DAB Radio insights with Kevin Brannigan, CEO Bay Broadcasting

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