‘World’s first’ AI project management software to be created in Edinburgh
Nearly 40 highly skilled jobs will be created in Edinburgh following a £6.9m investment in innovative software by business consultancy company Mudano. Derek Mackay, the Scottish Government’s Economy and Finance...
Customer data is being ‘weaponised with military efficiency’ says Apple’s Tim Cook
Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook said in a speech today that customer data was being “weaponised with military efficiency” by companies to increase profit. Cook, speaking at the International Conference...
Edinburgh’s centre for data science and artificial intelligence opened by Princess Royal
The Princess Royal has officially opened Edinburgh University’s Bayes Centre, which aims to develop and apply data science and AI “for the benefit of society”. Around 600 experts from research...
Facebook unveils ‘Portal’, a video chat camera that uses AI to keep users in frame
Facebook has released a video calling device, although the company’s recent problems with privacy and the product’s price and functionality could slow it from taking on market leaders Amazon and...
Managing building information in large building and infrastructure projects
Major public investment building and infrastructure projects generate, process and store considerable quantities of real-time information prior to, during and post construction. The planning, design, and construction and operational activities...
Scotland aims to move next census online and modernise questions
For the first time, people in Scotland will be encouraged to fill out their census questionnaire primarily online, the National Records of Scotland announced today. It added that “support and...
Universities to train 100,000 people in data skills and help 1,000 organisations using data
Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt universities have launched a major initiative that includes plans to improve digital skills across south-east Scotland. The new venture is set to transform Edinburgh and its surrounding...
Lingo24 ‘combines best of AI and human translations’ as it launches latest service
Artificial intelligence is saving companies hundreds of thousands of pounds by cutting the cost of translation services in half, according to a senior figure in the industry. Christian Arno, founder...
The Data Lab secures £13.5m Scottish Government funding
Scotland’s data innovation centre, The Data Lab, has secured up to £13.5m in new Scottish Government funding. The announcement follows the data innovation centre’s success during its first phase of...
‘We need a biometrics commissioner for more than policing’
The term biometrics is not particularly well understood. And yet, this is the unassuming umbrella term for our most valuable personal data and we should care about how accessible it...
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