BBC and Dundee University collaboration to explore how machines can help us argue
Computing researchers from the University of Dundee are working with the BBC to devise computer software that challenges people to improve their arguing skills. Professor Chris Reed and his colleagues from…
The artificial intelligence trend that is changing business worldwide
In 2016, as many as 38% of organisations across the globe were already using artificial intelligence (AI) in some aspect of their business operations. By 2018, this number is forecasted…
Funding available for remote access to sensitive data
The University of St Andrews has been granted £1.5 million from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to create and manage a new Micro Safe Settings Network (MSSN) to…
Edinburgh’s Pixey.io seals £250k funding to introduce AI and boost growth
An Edinburgh-based startup enabling broadcasters and publishers to obtain the digital rights to Instagram photographs has secured almost £250,000 in seed funding. Pixey.io, set up by Sarah Stenhouse, will use…
Ardnamurchan Distillery teams up with tech firm to safeguard against fraud
A Scottish whisky distillery and an ambitious digital tech firm have formed a partnership in order to use Blockchain technology in an effort to safeguard the industry against counterfeits and…
UNICEF and The Data Lab call for collaboration to tackle child obesity
An initiative encouraging public and private sector organisations to share data, with the aim of improving the lives of children, has been launched by The Data Lab and UNICEF. The…
UK Government confirms new innovation centre ‘to put UK at forefront of big data’
The UK Government says that a new £30m National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD) “aims to see the next Google or Facebook” launched here, and help the country capitalise on…
Data laws to be made fit for digital age, says UK Government
The UK Government has outlined “vital protections and flexibilities” for the country’s research, financial services, journalism and legal services as part of its plans to update data protection legislation. The…
Edinburgh-based Codeplay Software to Enable Cars with A.I.
Edinburgh company Codeplay Software has announced it is working with Renesas, a leading Japanese semiconductor company, to enable their next generation of advanced automotive processors. The technology will be included…
How organisations can maximise their chances of developing data science talent
Opportunities and challenges presented to the commercial, public and academic sectors by the increasing need for data science talent will be explored at an event in Edinburgh staged by MBN,…
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