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...
New £9.2 million fund launches to drive Scotland’s business innovation
A £9.2m fund to drive business innovation in Scotland, by supporting collaboration between the public and private sectors in developing innovative solutions to societal challenges, was launched today. The Can...
Scottish Enterprise partnership helps LendingCrowd fund 33 Scottish SMEs
A year on from its partnership with Scottish Enterprise, LendingCrowd, Scotland’s only alternative finance provider to SMEs, has completed 33 loan deals to Scottish companies to the tune of £3...
Top Scottish women in digital heading to Amsterdam for European conference
Seven of Scotland’s top women in digital are travelling to Amsterdam as part of TRCmedia’s Special Edition training programme. The seven delegates, from established and emerging Scottish digital companies, will...
Technology first focus area for new VisitScotland #ideasbecomelegend campaign
Technology will be the first area of focus for an ambitious new VisitScotland campaign which aims to grow Scotland’s multi-million pound business events sector by positioning the country as a...
Broadcom offers $103 billion for rival chip maker Qualcomm
Chip maker Broadcom has announced an unsolicited bid to buy rival Qualcomm for $103bn as it looks to boost its presence in the wireless market, setting the stage for what...
Bank of Scotland is piloting the use of a virtual assistant
The Bank of Scotland is piloting the use of a virtual assistant to answer common customer queries over the bank’s iPhone app. The AI-based messaging agent has been trained to...
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