Data within Space
In this latest blog from our Head of Data, David looks at the advances of the space sector in Scotland, and how space-derived data can help on the journey to achieve net zero targets. The recent rocket launch from Benbecula
building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
In this latest blog from our Head of Data, David looks at the advances of the space sector in Scotland, and how space-derived data can help on the journey to achieve net zero targets. The recent rocket launch from Benbecula
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
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
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
Read this month’s blog from our Head of Data, David Ferguson, as he considers that the increasing ability to capture data could make us data hoarders. Generating maximum benefit from data is driven by the relevance of the data being
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
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
A Scottish space technology startup which is developing a technology to boost connectivity in remote areas is gearing up for international expansion after securing £3.1 million funding. Glasgow-headquartered R3-1oT recently secured the cash in a seed investment round led by
New research is utilising satellites to measure “breathing” rates of Scottish bogs to help monitor site conditions and keep an eye on carbon emissions. Satellite interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) is being used to map the movement of the ground’s
The world-first ‘5G autograph signing’ saw Lions stars Maro Itoje, Chris Harris and Ken Owens signing shirts in the UK, in real time – from South Africa. Using a precision robot and motion control technology, the Lions players wrote on
