The app with some bite – investors sink their teeth into ‘shark’ platform
An artificial intelligence-powered app that stands to revolutionise business project management has secured £400,000 in seed funding. Edinburgh-founded Sharktower, which launched a week before lockdown, has raised the sum in...
Smartphones could use ‘bat sense’ to generate images from sound
Everyday objects like smartphones and laptops could be equipped with a ‘bat-like sense’ of their surroundings, according to a groundbreaking paper published today. Researchers from the University of Glasgow have...
.scot web domain registrations increase by 13% since pandemic
New figures have revealed a surge in registrations for .scot web domains since the Covid-19 pandemic struck. According to data monitored by the .scot Registry, web domains using the Scot...
Robotics team set to create a bang with ‘life-saving’ technologies
A software company working with a ‘world-leading’ Edinburgh-based centre for robotics is set to create bomb disposal and nuclear decommissioning technologies ‘designed to save lives’. Cyberselves, a robotics software company...
Smart meters to ‘revolutionise’ independent living in Scottish care homes
Smart meters and associated technologies are being used as part of a ‘ground-breaking’ new trial to alert carers to possible health-related incidents faced by elderly and vulnerable people living alone in...
Fines of £42 million issued to UK companies in breach of data laws
Millions of pounds worth of penalties for data misuse were handed out in the UK last year including to a Scottish company hit with the maximum fine of £500,000 for...
Scottish parliamentary candidates urged to sign up to ‘democratise data’ pledge
Scottish parliamentary candidates for the forthcoming elections in May are being urged to sign up to a pledge to ‘democratise data’ as part of national post-pandemic recovery efforts. The Data...
Building Scotland’s reputation on the world stage for data and AI
The Data Lab is helping startups develop cutting-edge tech – fit for the pandemic. It’s been a difficult year for every aspect of our society, with the wider implications of...
Scottish AI start-up aims innovative product at gig economy
A Scottish technology start-up has been awarded an Innovate UK grant to create Artificial Intelligence (AI) that simplifies how companies can source and on-board top on-demand UK talent. GIGGED.AI, based in Glasgow, is investing further in the development of its talent platform that aims to take on large global players in a...
Scotland could be a “powerhouse” of AI with new strategy
A new artificial intelligence (AI) strategy announced by government today pledges to make Scotland a ‘trustworthy, ethical and inclusive’ nation for the adoption and use of the technology. The Scottish Government...
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