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Fresh funding has been secured to boost the uptake of new internet-based technologies and cyber-security software among Scotland’s smaller businesses. IoT Secure is a business support initiative led by Internet of Things (IoT) experts at Censis, Scotland’s innovation centre for
The University of Edinburgh is expanding its Venture Builder Incubator (VBI) programme, which helps turn research and innovations in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) into commercially viable start-ups. This year, the VBI will support 26 new businesses, due to match
Skyrora, Viasat, and CGI have been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) under the Commercial Space Transportation Services programme to demonstrate InRange, a space-based launch vehicle telemetry relay system which will benefit launch vehicle providers across the industry globally. InRange will
Agenor Technology’s latest blog which offers advice on how organisations can master their next data migration programme. Introduction In today’s fast-paced business environment, data migration has become an essential undertaking fororganisations aiming to keep up with technology advancements, achieve operational
Edinburgh-based Continuum Industries has raised $10m in a Series A round led by Singular. Previous investors Credo, Playfair, Techstart Ventures, and angels including executives from UiPath, Skyscanner and SSE also participated in the round. The money will be used to double
Researchers from the University of Glasgow are contributing to three new innovative 5G connectivity projects which have received UK government backing. The projects are among a total of 19 from across the country which are sharing £88m in new funding from the UK government’s Open Networks
An African agricultural business which helps the continent’s farmers increase crop yields is among the 13 cohort companies announced for this year’s University of Edinburgh AI Accelerator (AIA). The programme has selected a group of emerging companies from Scotland, the
Students from the University of Glasgow‘s School of Computing Science are defending their title in the finals of the Alexa Prize TaskBot Challenge funded by Amazon. The teams compete to build the best AI-powered multimodal conversational assistant to help people perform real-world tasks like
Scottish scaleup Krucial, which utilises space technology to provide digital solutions, has secured further funding of more than $3.7mn as it continues to expand into international markets. The investment was led by existing investor the Scottish National Investment Bank, joined
Scots have been warned that the rise of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) is making scams harder to spot. Advice Direct Scotland said AI is now playing a “major part” in the ways scammers target people – with schemes becoming
