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...
Data and marketing sector launches Scottish data initiative
DMA, the data and direct marketing trade organisation, is launching an initiative in Scotland to help businesses “responsibly deliver value to their customers”. “The campaign will provide an engaging, navigable...
Public increasingly ready for their data and artificial intelligence to be used in the NHS
A survey of 2,000 people across the UK commissioned by KPMG shows the NHS could “play a key role in securing the UK’s ambition to remain a world leader in...
The Data Lab puts spotlight on ethics at event featuring international experts
Data ethics will be debated at an event featuring international experts, Cathy O’Neil, Stephanie Hare, and Megan Hughes, hosted by The Data Lab on 20 September. Cathy O’Neil is an...
US technology and data consultancy opening an office in Glasgow
US technology and data consultancy Transiris Corporation is opening an office in Glasgow creating 26 jobs, with support from Scottish Enterprise. Transiris, which also has operations in Canada, Spain, Romania,...
Royal Bank of Scotland widens use of ‘behavioural biometrics’ to combat fraud
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is extending its use of behavioural biometrics – the practice of analysing your online interaction in real time – to combat fraud. RBS started...
Canon Medical Research to develop AI-powered cancer assessment prototype
Canon Medical Research Europe has been awarded £140,000 to develop a prototype that combines Artificial Intelligence (AI) and medical imaging technology to improve assessment for one of the most difficult...
Aberdeen researcher leads £10.5m prostate cancer project using big data
A £10.5m prostate cancer project led by a researcher at Aberdeen University will use big data to answer critical questions about the disease. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer...
Edinburgh AI healthcare firm raises $8m in funding
AI-enabled healthcare company snap40 has announced that it has secured $8m in seed financing led by ADV, with participation from MMC Ventures; the largest funding of its kind for a...
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