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The long road to scale for surgical robotics
Surgical robotics is scaling through evidence and institutional adoption. Explore targets, global procedure growth, and the future of robotic surgery.
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Into New Worlds: Wicrypt’s experience at LEAP 2023
“The feeling was like nothing I had ever experienced before.” This is how Ugochukwu Aronu (Founder at Wicrypt) described the moment when he heard his startup’s name called out as the winner of the Into New Worlds award, in the 2023 Rocket Fuel Competition at LEAP. Aronu was a
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Emotional tech: What’s your real story?
Welcome to the 58 new techies who have joined us since last Friday. If you haven’t already, subscribe and join our community in receiving weekly tech insights, updates, and interviews with industry experts straight to your inbox. This week we’re quoting Wassim Merheby (Co-Founder and CEO at Verofax)
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Sustainability: Is crypto really that bad?
It comes up again and again: cryptocurrency is bad for the environment. Blockchain burns electricity. Bitcoin has an unforgivably huge carbon footprint. But how true is this, really? Recently, cryptocurrency has been in the news again, with everyone from economists to TV stars taking a stance against its validity and
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What’s new in fintech in the Middle East?
As the global fintech sector grows, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the way we manage money with technology isn’t just about…well, money. It’s about people. Fintech developers are creating products and services that can help people live more easily, enjoy greater financial freedom, and have more
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Is an AI skills shortage an impending crisis?
When James Caan CBE (Serial entrepreneur, Media Commentator and Former Investor on BBC’s Dragons’ Den) joined us on the LEAP:IN podcast, he talked about the UK’s relationship with AI – and specifically, AI skills. Caan noted that as AI tech has filtered into cultural awareness over the last
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How LEAP is making tech more collaborative
If there’s one thing we talk about a lot at LEAP, it’s collaboration. But the tech industry is competitive, right? Shouldn’t we be spending our time figuring out how to beat the competition – not wasting our energy on helping other companies and other entrepreneurs? Yes, tech is
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Could women help overcome crypto-scepticism?
Welcome to the 84 new techies who have joined us since last Friday. If you haven’t already, subscribe and join our community in receiving weekly tech insights, updates, and interviews with industry experts straight to your inbox. This week we’re quoting Sharene Lee (Co-Founder of Takadao) What Lee
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Start-ups: How to improve your pitch
Maybe you’re thinking about entering the Rocket Fuel Competition at LEAP 2024. Or perhaps you’re working towards pitching your tech startup to investors in another setting – and you need a bit of guidance to help make your pitch stand out in a crowded market. Luckily for you, we