September Deals & Appointments
Deals 26.09: Edinburgh-based Skoogmusic has announced an online retail listing with John Lewis & Partners for its Skoog 2.0 musical instrument. The listing coincides with an addition to its product...
Two new partners announced at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP has announced the promotion of Joanne Ockrim and Martin O’Neill to Partner. Joanne is one of only a handful of dual qualified property solicitors in...
Scotland’s tech sector faces Brexit challenge over people, regulation, and money
Scotland’s technology sector faces the same issues – of people, regulation, and money – as a consequence of Brexit as other industries, said Michael Russell, the minister responsible for negotiating...
Amazon becomes second $1 trillion company, after Apple
Amazon.com has became the second US company to reach a $1 trillion in stock market value, just weeks after Apple hit the same milestone last month. Shares in the world’s...
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...
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