Reducing heat loss in housing
ONE of Scotland’s leading contractors and manufacturers has taken the next steps to improve the energy performance of the typical home with research and development into heat loss. CCG (Scotland)...
Facebook founder unveils a ‘privacy-focused vision for social networking’
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive of Facebook, says that he is directing the company to become a “privacy-focused messaging and social networking platform”. In a post on Facebook,...
Minister praises SwarmOnline for developing future talent
SwarmOnline, the Glasgow-based technology company, has been praised for training the next generation of software developers and helping to fill a skills gap in Scotland. Kate Forbes, Minister for Public...
Private sector women in STEM scholarship expanded
The pay-TV and telecoms company Sky is expanding its Women in Tech Scholars programme in its second year from three places to five. In addition to winning a £25,000 bursary,...
FinTech Scotland joins forces with FinTech North
FinTech Scotland said today that it was strengthening its relationship with FinTech North, one of the leading fintech organisations in England. They plan to collaborate on several initiatives this year,...
Can Scotland lead an ‘innovative and ethical’ fourth industrial revolution?
A report launched today champions the opportunities Scotland’s people and businesses have to harness the potential provided by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and data. Following their influential report, Automatic…For the people? published...
Blockchain technology specialist eyes international markets
Wallet.Services, Scotland’s leading blockchain specialist, is eyeing opportunities in international markets on the back of a series of client wins in 2018 and its latest funding round. The company was...
Google’s ‘chief decision scientist’ to speak at Data Summit in Edinburgh
Cassie Kozyrkov, chief decision scientist at Google, has been announced as the latest speaker at Data Summit, the two-day international conference that forms part of the data innovation festival DataFest19,...
IT graduates survey ‘confusing’, says ScotlandIS
A survey of the employment prospects of computer science graduates gives a “slightly confusing view” of the “fantastic opportunities” they have, according to ScotlandIS. Universities in Scotland say that more...
Former Scottish MEP urges Sir Nick Clegg to tackle spread of ‘fake news’ on Facebook
A former Scottish Member of the European Parliament has challenged Sir Nick Clegg to end the spread of ‘fake news’ on Facebook. Catherine Stihler, who stepped down as an MEP...
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