‘Leadership circle’ appointed to drive Scotland’s AI ambitions
A ‘leadership circle’ has been formed to help drive Scotland’s artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions. The new membership group comprises industry leaders and academics, working alongside public sector officials to boost...
Scottish healthcare data giant to expand US presence with £282m deal
A Scottish healthcare data giant has acquired a US pharmaceutical company for £282m in a bid to expand its presence in the US. The new deal with Florida-based Sentry –...
New ‘walkabout’ app brings climate crisis closer to home
A new app which lets people discover how the climate crisis can be seen all around them – and not just in extreme events faraway – went live this week....
Scotland’s first ‘Spot’ robot set to save lives and cut carbon emissions
A robot made famous by its viral YouTube dancing videos is set to help save lives and cut carbon dioxide emissions by supporting hazardous environment research at the Edinburgh-based National...
New data hub for mental health research launched by Scottish university
A new data hub to facilitate mental health research and bring together “some of the best evidence and expertise in the field” has been launched by a Scottish university. Scientists...
Breakthrough in software technology to solve ‘data deluge’ faced by industry
An ambitious partnership between academia and industry has delivered a ‘breakthrough’ in software technology that will improve the ‘quality, reliability and usability’ of numerical data and solve the ‘data deluge’...
Students aim to cook up storm after being selected for culinary-themed Alexa AI project
A team of Scottish postgraduate students have been chosen by Amazon to compete in an artificial intelligence project to perfect the recipe for next-generation conversational assistants that perform multi-step tasks...
Scotland’s nature agency’s £1.25m artificial intelligence project to better connect people to beauty spots
Scotland’s nature agency is to embark on a £1.25m artificial intelligence project to better connect people to beauty spots. NatureScot hopes the ground-breaking tech project will help improve the management...
Scottish university secures funding to work on ‘pioneering’ mental health AI platform
A Scottish university has secured £250,000 funding to work with a software company on a ‘pioneering’ artificial intelligence (AI) platform for mental health and wellbeing. The University of the West...
Satellite data ‘vital’ to tackling climate change, COP26 report says
The UK must maximise the potential of satellite data to help the world meet climate change goals, according to a new report ahead of COP26. Co-authored by a University of...
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