Spire Global’s UK base in Glasgow awarded £4m to demo cutting edge space technology
The UK Space Agency has awarded more than £4m to Spire Global, a satellite powered data company, to demonstrate cutting-edge space technology, including parallel super-computing. The announcement today, by UK...
Scottish MedTech to develop proprietary blockchain for handling records and data
Glasgow-based health company HCi Viocare is devloping a proprietary blockchain-based system for handling sensitive client records and the data produced from the medical applications of Flexisense, its sensing technologies system for...
New proptech platform ‘could save letting agents up to £3.5m’
The UK’s “first digital tenant lease creation and execution platform” could save Scottish letting agents up to £3.5m a year, according to its founders. Scottish proptech firm, Lettingweb, has launched...
‘Alexa, let’s chat for 20 minutes like normal human beings’
In August 2016, Amazon challenged the world’s artificial intelligence research community to help them make Alexa, its cloud-based, intelligent personal assistant system, able to hold a natural, 20-minute conversation with...
Satellite launch another giant leap for Scottish technology firm Bright Ascension
Scottish space software company Bright Ascension provided the software for a shoebox-sized communications satellite which was successfully launched last week by Canada’s Kepler Communications. Kepler contracted Scottish manufacturer Clyde Space...
Blockchain association launched to support adoption across public, private and third sectors
The British Blockchain Association (BBA) has been founded with the aim of supporting the technology’s adoption across public, private and the third sectors. Launched today at London Blockchain Week, BBA’s...
PropTech firm Pixel Image develops housing industry first for Scots builder
Edinburgh-based proptech firm Pixel Image has developed the housing industry’s first ‘intuitive image-based online specification system’ that can display thousands of possible finish combinations throughout a home before construction begins....
Stirling’s thinkWhere takes a global view with digital maps and data system
Stirling technology company thinkWhere is setting its sights on global expansion with the launch of a new web-based system to provide easy access to digital maps and data – theMapCloud...
BBC seeks female technology experts to share their knowledge on air
Women from across Scotland who are expert in their field are being invited to “put themselves in the picture” by applying for a media familiarisation bootcamp that will provide the...
Marty the Robot team secures seed investment from technology leaders
Robotical, the Edinburgh-based robotics company, has secured a seed investment round of £285,000, which it said will allow the company to scale its manufacturing operation, create new jobs and target...
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