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....
Skyscanner buys user-generated content firm to bolster reviews and recommendations
Travel search company Skyscanner has bought London based user-generated content business Twizoo. The six-strong Twizoo team, founded by Madeline Parra and John Talbott, have been incorporated into Skyscanner’s existing team...
Data Fest 18 will support ‘data warriors’ from all professions and industries
Data Fest 18, the second outing for The Data Lab festival, will support ‘data warriors’, whatever their core profession or industry, “by providing inspiration, tools and leadership skills to make...
Twitter announces roll-out of 280 character tweet
Twitter, which made its reputation in part by limiting users to 140-characters a time, has said 280-character tweets will be available to in most languages. The company ran a test...
Overseas success for Edinburgh’s Luma Interactive as Amsterdam green lights masterplan
Luma Interactive, a design and virtual reality company, has demonstrated the strength of Scotland’s digital and technology export market after plans to build a new suburb in central Amsterdam got the co-ahead from the...
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