Glasgow satellite and aerial imaging firm expands to target new sectors
Satellite and aerial imaging specialist Bird.i has secured £210,000 of Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) funding from Scottish Enterprise. In addition to creating 14 new high value jobs, the support will...
Cambridge Analytica suspends chief executive as Facebook faces crisis over data
Cambridge Analytica, the firm used by Donald Trump in his 2016 presidential campaign and currently embroiled in controversy over its use of Facebook data, has suspended its chief executive Alexander...
Survey reveals rosy outlook for 2018 across Scotland’s digital technology industry
Confidence is high amongst Scotland’s digital technologies companies as they look to the year ahead with research conducted by ScotlandIS reflecting optimism over sales, profits and international growth. The 13th annual Scottish Technology...
Facebook hires digital forensics experts to audit Cambridge Analytica’s servers
Facebook has hired Stroz Friedberg, the cybersecurity firm that worked with Yahoo and Sony after they were hacked, to conduct a comprehensive audit of Cambridge Analytica, the consultancy used by...
Royal Bank of Scotland planning to create a standalone digital bank, claims report
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) plans to create a standalone digital bank to compete with emerging British fintech champions such as Monzo and Revolut, according to a report by...
Scotland’s place on the world’s data stage underlined by festival’s 45-plus events
A festival focused on maximising the economic and social benefits of data-driven innovation begins today with more than 45 events taking place throughout the week across Scotland. DataFest18 will showcase...
Facebook faces possible criminal action in the UK and US amid calls for regulation
Facebook faced new calls for regulation from within the US Congress and was hit with questions about personal data safeguards this weekend, after reports that a political consultant gained access...
Arbnco to join Scottish delegation to New York on energy trade mission
Glasgow-based building energy simulation firm, arbnco, has its sights on the US market as it prepares to join Scottish Development International’s first energy systems focused trade mission and learning journey...
WhatsApp signs public commitment not to share personal data with Facebook
WhatsApp has signed public commitment not to share personal data with Facebook until data protection concerns are addressed, said Elizabeth Denham, the UK Information Commissioner. Denham’s office has completed an...
National Museum of Scotland goes live with Google’s museum view experience
The National Museum of Scotland has become available for exploration online via Google Arts & Culture’s museum view platform. The museum’s galleries have been captured digitally in partnership with Google,...
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