Oh lordy. KFC launches an ‘Internet escape pod’, complete with Colonel Sanders
They say things come in threes. After Tesco’s Christmas ad featuring a Muslim family and Greggs replacing baby Jesus with a sausage roll, KFC’s foray into seasonal marketing would seem...
Google unveils next step in identifying ‘credible content’ online
Google is funding a project involving 75 news organisations around the world to devise indicators that will help people distinguish the difference between quality journalism and promotional content or misinformation....
UK Government to set up technology hubs in Edinburgh and Glasgow
The UK Government has announced a £21m investment to create a network of technology hubs in areas across the country. It also said that Tech City UK and Tech North...
Book Week Scotland launches virtual festival including crime writers playing Cluedo
Book Week Scotland is launching a virtual festival to run alongside this year’s nationwide activities and events. Taking place from 27 November to 3 December, the week will featurefree, digital...
Virgin StartUp launches competition to find best startups in Scotland
Virgin StartUp has launched a competition to find the best small businesses in Scotland, with the judging panel including Scottish tech entrepreneurs Leah Hutcheon (Appointedd) and Cally Russell (Mallzee). The...
TVSquared acquires wywy and opens Munich office
TVSquared, the Edinburgh company specialising in TV measurement and optimization, has acquired wywy, a provider of real-time spot-detection technology, headquartered in Germany. The acquisition also marks the opening of TVSquared’s Munich...
Glasgow agrees new IT deal with CGI to transform digital services
Glasgow has agreed a new IT contract that it says will transform digital services across the city. The council confirmed it will enter a seven-year deal with IT and business...
Appointedd founder wins Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year
Leah Hutcheon, CEO and founder of Appointedd, has won Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year at the Scotland and Northern Ireland round of the Royal Bank of Scotland Great British...
Scottish startup to transform construction product sector with machine learning
SpecifiedBy, who provide a search and comparison website to help architects and construction professionals research building products, are collaborating with Glasgow University to create structured digital data assets for the...
Oil and gas technology centre accelerates offshore robotics
Oil and gas and robotics specialists collaborated during the Oil & Gas Technology Centre’s recent Robotics Week to identify 15 potential projects that could accelerate the use of robotics offshore....
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