building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
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
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
Read this month’s blog from the Head of the Data Cluster, David Ferguson. On the 1st of July I had the pleasure of attending the DDE Venture Builder Incubator Demo hosted by Edinburgh Innovation at the University of Edinburgh. The
Edinburgh-based waste management tech firm Topolytics has been recognised as one of the five winners in the Circular Innovation City Challenge out of 200 entrants. New York City, Toronto, Amsterdam, Glasgow, and Copenhagen have partnered for the challenge which aims to help create cities
Artificial intelligence firm Codeplay has gained its second contract with the US Government, which will help the company look further afield to international markets. The Edinburgh-based business, specialising in AI technology used in devices such as self-driving vehicles and drones, has been
