What if disaster struck and you weren’t home, but your pet was? What would you do? The concept of needing to evacuate pets when disasters strikes isn’t something often thought about, but with the rise of natural disasters such as floods, wildfires, and other disasters, the pets can often be left behind. The good news is a new tech-based nonprofit Animal Help Now launched an innovative neighbors-based messaging app called Pet Help & Rescue. This was developed as a direct result of one of the most destructive fires in Colorado history, the Marshall Fire of December 2021. This fire took the life of thousands of dogs, cats, and other beloved pets. Neighbors can set up a basic profile for themselves and their pets and establish a few trusted contacts in the neighborhood. If a disaster strikes when you aren’t home, you can quickly and easily ask your contacts to evacuate your pets. Requests can include where pets may hide, where their meds and go-bags are, and how to access the home. Here is how this technology can help: Evacuate pets when disasters strike. Provides a dedicated communications channel, independent of all other phone/text communication. Creates a disaster preparedness plan for pets. Perhaps one of the most interesting things about technology is how it can help solve unique problems—and this is exactly what this solution does. Looking to the future, we will continue to see new technologies solve everyday…

Technology can help in all industries. Case in point: fashion repair. With the circular economy top of mind in recent years and an uptick ahead, the global resale market is expected to almost double to $350 billion by 2028. Enter Coblrshop, a female-founded tech startup looking to minimize the environmental impact of the fashion industry. COBLR is a SaaS (software-as-a-service) solution designed specifically for the management of repair business. Here is how this can help in fashion repair: Move away from manual processes and streamline operations. Automate customer updates, completion estimates, and targeted marketing capabilities. Assistance from AI (artificial intelligence) for repair diagnostics, which reduces time to create custom repair quotes. With nearly 50% of fashion resale goods requiring repair, according to Coblrshop, combined with pressure from policy, and a shift in consumer behavior prioritizing sustainability and buying used, there is a seismic increase in the demand for repair. The bottomline is we are moving to a more circular world, and technology can…

Here in the United States, many people are on a holiday break today. Some may have traveled to see family; others may have gone on vacation; and some may have used AI (artificial intelligence) to plan the trip. A recent survey from Matador Network, found more than four out of five travelers who used AI to plan travel for someone with a disability were satisfied with the experience. The survey also found one out of five people who used AI tools for travel used them for someone with a disability. Here is how this can help: Made planning travel easier in terms of what to do and where to go. Made it faster to find disability accommodations in travel planning. Provide quick responses to access areas for someone with limited mobility. Looking to the future, we can likely expect many travelers to turn to AI in some form or fashion, but it offers true value for those with disabilities to find the accommodations they need. In fact, 89% of respondents who have already used AI to plan travel for someone with a disability said they are likely to use the technology again this…