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
Edinburgh fintech firm seals multimillion-pound investment to launch ‘groundbreaking’ AI tool
An Edinburgh financial technology company has secured an investment of £1.1 million to launch a “groundbreaking” artificial intelligence (AI) platform for speech analytics in business. Aveni Detect uses the latest...
Robotics hub secures £2.5m to expand safer offshore repairs research
An Edinburgh robotics hub has secured a £2.5 million cash injection to expand its research into making offshore repairs safer and to support other sectors. The funding will support the...
Satellite mapping programme ‘predicts’ what crops are grown in Scotland
Crops in every field farmed in Scotland have been recorded by satellite imagery to create a new interactive map to helping to breakdown agricultural land use. The Scottish Crop Map...
‘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’...
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