Google fined €50m by French watchdog for GDPR breach
CNIL, the French data protection authority, has imposed a record fine of €50m on Google for violating Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It said that the search company was...
Scotland must nurture its blossoming data talent
It is undoubtedly an exciting time for data science in Scotland, from the news that Scotland’s economy stands to benefit from a £20 billion productivity boost if the opportunities of data are...
Apple, Amazon among eight tech firms cited for failure to comply with GDPR
Apple and Amazon are among eight technology firms named in a complaint filed in Austria by the non-profit organisation noyb (‘none of your business’), which cited their failure to comply...
Facebook-Cambridge Analytica whistleblower to keynote at DataFest 19
Christopher Wylie, the whistle blower in the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal which made headlines around the world, will be a keynote speaker at DataFest 19, the UK’s first two-week festival of...
NTT Data UK appoints Maggie Morrison as client partner for public services in Scotland
Technology consultancy NTT Data UK has appointed Maggie Morrison as Client Partner, Public Services Scotland. Based in Glasgow, Morrison will “lead the delivery of the company’s consulting and IT services...
The art of the possible
Autonomous vehicles, the internet of things, virtual and augmented reality, big data, artificial intelligence, smart cities applications, 5G, and distributed ledger technology, of which blockchain is one example. They all...
Smile please, Dr AI will see you now
A trial is underway in the Highlands and Islands of a potentially transformative procedure that will use artificial intelligence to detect bowel cancer. A capsule containing a tiny camera is...
Flourishing in the data driven economy
A major initiative launched by the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University, including plans to improve digital skills across south east Scotland, is supporting collaborations with partners. The £661m Data-Driven...
Scottish Government supports development of ‘ethical AI’ policy
An ‘ethical artificial intelligence’ policy is being developed by the Scottish Government in conjunction with the public sector and academia. “Data is key to machine learning and artificial intelligence,” said...
Facebook gave favoured companies access to data, seized documents reveal
A UK parliamentary committee has published internal Facebook documents, including e-mails sent between Mark Zuckerberg, its chief executive, and other senior executives. The 223 pages of communication, covering the period...
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