Ahh, Lithuania. Fleeting landscapes. An abundance of forests and lakes. Castles, picturesque houses, and those magical hot air balloons floating across the sky.

In recent years, energy drinks have almost become a parody of themselves. The internet is rife with mocking videos of men in reflective visors riding dirt bikes, howling barbarically as drops of radioactive energy drinks dribble down their forehead.  

This issue’s Launchpad looks at Vodafone’s focus on small and medium enterprises (SMEs), particularly the work achieved through the company’s Vodafone Pulse Connect system.

Urban Health is the ‘smart mental health plan’ that offers its users inner peace, tranquillity, and a safe space to get their mental health and wellbeing back on track. 

UK business travellers reveal that whilst COVID added limitations to business travel, there are mixed feelings now travel is back.

SiPearl, the French company building Rhea, the energy-efficient HPC microprocessor, has raised €90m financing for the 1st closing of its Series A.

Doctify are the award-winning healthcare review platform who are building trust and transparency between healthcare professionals and people seeking medical care. 

Commercial fleet owners are investing heavily in telematics data to improve road safety concerns, driver well-being and operational efficiencies.

With funding from the European Commission, a patent in place and even a shout out from Richard Branson himself, Coroflo is on a mission to revolutionise the global breastfeeding crisis. 

During the first few months of 2022, mobile malware attacks increased by 500%, with one of the main reasons being because many people aren’t protecting their smartphones. 

A bumper crop of cutting-edge projects – which it is hoped will help deliver a future power grid that is both more secure and cleaner while also turning Great Britain into a growth hub for energy entrepreneurs – have received funding.

LABELL-D is unveiling its Luxury Asset Exchange creating a new technology and market by reframing retail for smarter consumption which is more circular and climate friendly.

Even the world's richest companies’ employees have unbelievably poor password habits, reveals the new research by NordPass. While cybersecurity experts repeatedly urge businesses to take better care of corporate passwords, the wealthiest companies worldwide still find the world's king and queen of poor passwords — “123456” and “password” — good enough to secure corporate digital assets.

Employers are adapting the health and wellbeing support they offer to employees in light of new remote and hybrid working patterns, according to new research1 from GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector.

Expedia announced a new use for artificial intelligence with the beta launch of a new in-app travel planning experience powered by ChatGPT.

The overwhelming majority (92%) of startups founded by Gen Z (18-24 year old) entrepreneurs start off as a side hustle, according to new research commissioned by Connectd, the leading platform for managing and growing relationships between startups, investors and advisors. 

One in eight men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime. Despite advancements in many areas of oncology, innovation in prostate cancer treatment has remained stagnant.

Digital health app Peppy, is warning employers that they risk the absence and resignation of menopausal staff if the psychological symptoms of the condition are not properly recognised and treated.

Warsaw-based technology firm SmartyMeet announces its UK expansion with the debut of 'Boe,' an inventive AI chatbot hailed as your "best AI buddy," designed to transform video meetings into productive work sessions.