Google’s #metoo: workers walk out in protest at its response to sexual harassment
Thousands of Google employees around the world walked out of their jobs today in protest against the company’s response to sexual harassment, and to demand that it addresses rising concerns...
November’s Deals, Appointments & Product Announcements
DEALS Kumulos, the Dundee-based software company which has developed a platform for managing mobile apps, has completed a £750,000 funding round backed by Mercia Fund Managers, the Scottish Investment Bank, and...
Glasgow’s ‘smart canal’ is a first for Europe
Construction of Europe’s first ‘smart canal’, which will use the 250-year-old Forth & Clyde Canal and modern technology to mitigate flood risk as well as enable regeneration, is underway in...
IT recruitment specialists Be-IT create dedicated business transformation division
IT recruitment specialists Be-IT are launching a new transformation division, dedicated to helping businesses manage digital disruption and regulatory change. The team, which will be based in Glasgow and Edinburgh,...
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie and CCW Business Lawyers to merge
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) is further expanding in Scotland and consolidating and strengthening its East Coast practice by merging with CCW Business Lawyers. The merged firm, which comes...
Apple gives ageing Macs and iPad Pro updates at New York event
Apple refreshed some of its older products at an event in New York today, adding iPhone features like facial recognition to the iPad Pro and faster processors and better displays...
Hibs Chief Executive unveiled as key business adviser on £1.3bn City Region Deal
Leeann Dempster, a former advertising executive who made it to the top of the Scottish sporting world as Chief Executive of Hibernian Football Club, has been unveiled as the key...
IBM to acquire open source software company Red Hat for $34bn
IBM says it has agreed to acquire US software company Red Hat for $34bn, as it seeks to diversify its technology hardware and consulting business into higher-margin products and services....
Lifetime achievement award for ScotlandIS chief executive Polly Purvis
Polly Purvis, chief executive of digital technologies industry organisation ScotlandIS, was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Scotland Women in Technology Awards last night. The second SWIT Awards...
Microsoft’s results beat analysts estimates, based on strong cloud growth
Microsoft beat Wall Street estimates for revenue and profit in its first quarter today, as more businesses signed up for its Azure cloud computing services and Office 365 software. The...
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