Platform launched to help companies hire top UK digital talent faster
A Glasgow-based tech startup has launched a platform to help companies hire top UK digital talent faster as remote working trends continue. The artificial intelligence-driven technology transforms how firms source...
Patient Covid vaccine status now available to Scottish health professionals
Health and care professionals across Scotland can now discover if a patient is vaccinated against Covid-19. Staff across a wide range of clinical settings, including NHS Scotland health boards, are...
Yellow emojis associated with white ethnicity, researchers say
Yellow emojis are associated with white ethnicity rather than being perceived as neutral, new academic research has found. The study, carried out at the University of Edinburgh, is the ‘first’...
NASA astronaut among keynote speakers unveiled for ScotSoft
A NASA astronaut has been unveiled as one of the keynote speakers at this year’s ScotSoft tech conference in October. Bonnie Dunbar, a professor of aerospace engineering and space farer,...
Edinburgh biotech firm to bring operating theatre to high street
An Edinburgh-based eye care technology firm is aiming to take cataract treatment from the operating theatre to the high street after signing a major investment deal in China. Edinburgh Biosciences...
Training programme explores cyber ‘domino effect’ caused by vulnerable digital supply chain
A business cybersecurity support agency has revised its free resilience training workshops for firms to address the danger of cyber attacks that have a ‘domino effect’ through the digital supply...
Six-figure investment in 3D laser beams could ‘transform’ Scottish manufacturing
Edinburgh researchers have secured £586,000 to develop 3D laser beams that can change shape – a move which could “transform” the capabilities of Scotland’s manufacturing and healthcare technology industries. This...
Scottish software firm set for significant growth after US supercomputer win
An Edinburgh-based technology company has won a second key contract with the US Government and is now looking to grow in the UK and internationally as demand increases for its...
Movement could double size of Scotland’s ‘climate tech’ sector by 2025
An innovation movement must be launched to double the size of Scotland’s climate technology sector in the next four years, a leading business think tank said today. The Scottish Council...
Why Scotland must ask 100 questions to unlock AI potential
Scotland’s new AI Strategy is only as good as the questions it asks, says data expert
