Skyscanner’s new owners to open Edinburgh call centre creating 200 jobs
Ctrip, owner of the Scottish headquartered travel search site Skyscanner, has announced it will open a customer service call centre in Edinburgh and aims to create up to 200 jobs…
Edinburgh’s pureLiFi partners with global firm to target Asia market
Edinburgh-based pureLiFi, a global leader in using visible light for wireless communication, is to supply its technology to Indian firm Wipro Lighting to develop applications for the communications and lighting…
Seed Haus unveils first startup cohort
Seed Haus, Scotland’s first dedicated pre-seed tech accelerator, has unveiled its first cohort of startups and a stellar line-up of investment partners. Seed Haus’ mission is to trigger Scotland’s next billion-dollar…
RBS partners with Financial Conduct Authority on blockchain mortgage app
The Royal Bank of Scotland has worked with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and New York-based software company R3 to develop a blockchain mortgage application aimed at improving the…
How organisations can maximise their chances of developing data science talent
Opportunities and challenges presented to the commercial, public and academic sectors by the increasing need for data science talent will be explored at an event in Edinburgh staged by MBN,…
Denting the universe; for Apple, ‘everything comes back to its products’
On the eve of Apple’s annual autumn event – the first in the Steve Jobs Theatre at the company’s new ‘spaceship’ campus – at which new phones will be unveiled,…
How data can support development in Edinburgh’s tourism industry
The Edinburgh Tourism Innovation Challenge, led by innovation centre, The Data Lab, has secured sponsorship from Intechnology WiFi and support from Scottish Enterprise for the first ‘Challenge Weekend’ planned for…
CodeClan appoints former Amazon manager as its new head of course delivery
CodeClan, the UK’s first and only fully accredited digital skills academy, has appointed a senior software development manager as its head of course delivery. Former Amazon excutive Kenny Millar will…
Construction Innovation Factory launches today with major industry event
Hundreds of delegates interested in the future of Scottish construction will be among the first to see Construction Scotland Innovation Centre’s pioneering new £2m Innovation Factory, as it launches today…
Want to find a good place to live? How map-based data could help
There’s a myriad of property data out there, from house price information to property title details. Wouldn’t it be useful if all that information was available in one place? That’s…