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…
October’s Deals, Appointments & Product Announcements
Deals 29.10: Technical marketing agency Yard, which has offices in Edinburgh, London, and Cardiff, has hired Edinburgh-based Andragogy to provide AI-based training for staff and increased transparency for clients. 23.10:…
Evolving the world’s ‘fastest and most private’ mobile keyboard
Fleksy is a fun, efficient, and private content access keyboard, perhaps best known as the keyboard used to set the Guinness World Record for the fastest text message ever written….
Tim Berners-Lee launches company to develop ‘the next stage of the web’
Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, says it has “evolved into an engine of inequity and division; swayed by powerful forces who use it for their own…
Video game designers tapping into gamers’ emotions to elicit greater empathy and real-world connection
Video game designers are seeking to better understand the emotional responses of gamers in a bid to drive greater empathy and combat the ‘desensitising’ effect of obsessive use. Designers at…
Lingo24 ‘combines best of AI and human translations’ as it launches latest service
Artificial intelligence is saving companies hundreds of thousands of pounds by cutting the cost of translation services in half, according to a senior figure in the industry. Christian Arno, founder…
Glasgow starts as 5G trial city next month as Vodafone demos first holographic phone call
Glasgow will next month become one of seven UK cities taking part in a trial by Vodafone to test 5G technology enabling applications as diverse as remote robotic surgery, autonomous…
Apple unveils iPhone Xs and fall detecting Watch
Apple has unveiled larger iPhones and watches based on the design of current models, confirming expectations that the company would make relatively minor changes to its lineup. The new phones,…
Chancellor announces quantum and 5G investments on Strathclyde University visit
Glasgow is set to receive a share of an £80m investment in quantum technology research that could save lives, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced today on a visit to…