A Scottish tech startup focusing on reusable packaging has gained substantial investment to create an Open Data Standard (reuse.id) for firms. Edinburgh-based Reath has secured £313,000 in pre-seed funding, which it said will be used to improve it’s systems and build its
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World’s First Robotic Squash Coach Being Developed in Scotland
A social robot from the National Robotarium has become the world’s first squash coach to explore if performance improvements and motivation levels can be increased during a player’s solo practice. The project will involve research on court between a real player practising a variety
British AI tech firm Kortical beats Google as it helps drive revenues for business
Success: Kortical has improved the success rate of machine learning implementation 10x for business David vs Goliath: Kortical is configuring machine learning algorithms faster and making them learn better than Google’s Vertex, helping companies with first mover advantage Growth: Kortical to raise an
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Data Centre Provider Pulsant Acquired by Antin Infrastructure Partners
Hybrid cloud specialists Pulsant has been acquired by Antin Infrastructure Partners for an undisclosed fee. The acquisition of Pulsant from Oak Hill Capital and Scottish Equity Partners will see additional investment focused toward developing Pulsant’s existing platform and network footprint, according to Antin Infrastructure Partners. This
Edinburgh University AI Accelerator Accepts Fresh Scale-ups
An AI Accelerator from the University of Edinburgh is accepting fresh applications from data-driven AI scale-ups to secure one of twelve places. The accelerator, financed by the Scottish Funding Council through the Data Driven Innovation (DDI) programme, will be open to companies
Glasgow space tech startup to go global after bagging £3.1 million
Scottish Bogs Getting Satellite Tech to Monitor Peatland Condition
5G robot enables Lions stars to sign shirts from 8,000 miles away
Ethical Banking Firm Soar Secures New Partnership with Experian
Glasgow-based digital banking platform Soar will use Experian’s Decision Analytics solutions to support its work in the community banking market. The new partnership will see Soar clients utilise Experian’s SaaS PowerCurve Customer Acquisition platform to help automate lending decisions, transforming their digital
