Online counterfeit goods specialist recruits new head of brand protection
An Edinburgh-based platform which uses artificial intelligence to detect counterfeit products online has appointed a new head of brand protection. SnapDragon Monitoring, a business that was started through a desire...
Drone-mounted AI technology will enhance the search for missing people
Ground-breaking artificial intelligence (AI) technology being developed in Scotland will soon enhance Police Scotland’s use of drones to find missing and vulnerable people. The technology, thought to be the first...
Astronaut Tim Peake set to headline DataFest in Edinburgh
British astronaut and former International Space Station crew member, Tim Peake, is set to headline the Data Summit in Edinburgh as part of the UK’s ‘biggest data and artificial intelligence...
Scottish start-ups join government-backed land and property data accelerator programme
Three Scottish start-ups have joined a year-long accelerator programme aimed at creating economic and social value from Scotland’s land and property data. The companies are to join the first Scottish...
Data analytics firm awarded £500,000 contract to create UK-wide digital waste tracking platform
An Edinburgh-based data analytics company has been awarded £500,000 to build a realtime UK-wide waste tracking platform. Software company Topolytics specialises in providing data-driven insights into the flows of waste,...
The Data Lab officially appointed to lead the development of a national AI strategy for Scotland
The Data Lab has been officially appointed to lead on the development of a new national strategy for artificial intelligence in Scotland. As Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI,...
Silicon Valley academic joins the University of Edinburgh as first Chair in the Ethics of Data & Artificial Intelligence
One of the US’s leading experts on the impact of artificial intelligence and other innovative technologies on people’s lives is set to join the University of Edinburgh. Professor Shannon Vallor...
Data sharing concerns raised by primary care practitioners at Scottish Parliament inquiry
Primary care professionals working on the frontline of health and care in Scotland have aired their concerns about the effectiveness of data sharing between different parts of the NHS and...
Data scientists to develop algorithm to help government crack down on violent videos online
The Home Office is providing funding and support for a new project that will help to stop violent videos being shared online after terrorist attacks. The new funding, announced by...
Childhood obesity, poverty and population level estimates to be focus of UNICEF data project
Tackling childhood obesity, addressing poverty and improving child population estimates will be the focus of a data-led project to support the work of the United Nations Children’s Fund. Researchers in...
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