Artist’s exhibition of augmented reality oil paintings inspired by cryptocurrency
The painter and ‘tech artist’ Trevor Jones is launching a series of oil paintings, enhanced with augmented reality (AR), inspired by the cryptocurrency phenomenon. After developing an interest in crypto and...
Pictures of new iPhone and Watch published as Apple sets September date for event
Apple has announced it will host an event on 12 September at the Steve Jobs Theater in the company’s Cupertino campus, where it is widely expected to unveil new models...
Heriot-Watt reaches Amazon Alexa Prize final, for the second year running
Heriot-Watt has reached the final of the international Amazon Alexa Prize for the second year running. The university will again be the only institution to represent the UK at the...
Payments software and electric bike firms create high tech future for Fife
Two companies, Renovite Technologies and Cyclotricity, are creating 40 new jobs in Dunfermline and Glenrothes after receiving Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) grants from Scottish Enterprise. Fife Council is supporting both companies...
DataVita secures £4.6m from Santander to accelerate growth
Lanarkshire-based DataVita, the datacentre and cloud services provider, has secured £4.6m in funding from long-term banking partner Santander Corporate & Commercial which will see the creation of up to 50...
Apple buys startup focused on lenses for augmented reality glasses
Apple has acquired a startup focused on making lenses for augmented reality glasses, the company confirmed to Reuters, a signal said the news agency of that it has ambitions to...
New festival will highlight Scotland as a global leader in digital heritage innovation
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has unveiled the programme for a new digital heritage festival. Taking place from Monday 8 to Saturday 20 October at The Engine Shed, Scotland’s building conservation...
Fintech focus for the latest in VisitScotland’s INNOVATETHENATION series
VisitScotland Business Events will hold its latest INNOVATETHENATION event at CodeBase, in Stirling’s digital district, during the inaugural FinTech Scotland Fortnight 2018. INNOVATETHENATION, organised by the business events team at...
Space sector to benefit from multi-million pound work on UK alternative to Galileo
The UK Government has said it will start work on an alternative satellite system to the European Union’s Galileo project, to ensure its national security if it is barred from...
Edinburgh’s TVSquared launches in Japan ahead of 2020 Olympics
TVSquared, the Edinburgh-based ad performance analytics and optimisation company, is launching in Japan. The move comes as advertising spend in the country is expected to reach more than $15bn this...
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