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IT management firms could be required to follow updated new security standards Managed Service Providers and firms procuring digital services asked to feedback on plans Only one in twenty firms address vulnerabilities in wider supply chain New proposals to help
A trial version of an Earth observation tool is now available for institutions to allow students to work with satellite data from their homes. Earth Blox for Education is led by the University of Edinburgh in partnership with Earth Blox, and
The tech from pureLiFi uses light to transmit data securely and in environments where conventional Wi-Fi is unviable. Edinburgh-based tech company pureLiFi will supply the US Army with its optical wireless communication system, Kitefin, under a $4.2 million deal. The deal with
As the UK transitions out of lockdown, organisations and employees are considering what the future of work will lock like. A new work surfing app, SWURF, has been launched to help connect remote workers with welcoming spaces to work and
A Glasgow-based startup’s tech will allow aquaculture firms to fully digitise business operations across multiple sites and locations. A consortium of research partners in Scotland has been awarded a £250,000 funding package to “revolutionise” Scottish fish farming. Led by Glasgow-based
Apple, Samsung, Google and other manufacturers will say when smartphones, smart speakers and other devices will stop getting security updates Easy-to-guess default passwords to be banned on virtually all devices under new law Rules will make it easier for people
The firm says it can now use the funds to further develop its respiratory sensor monitoring platform. Scottish digital tech firm Altair Medical has secured £2.25m in funding in a pre-series A funding round. Altair will now use the funding to continue
Ten Bio says the investment will enable it to continue the roll-out of its service business and to “develop further product offerings.” Dundee University tech spin-out Ten Bio has gained more than £900,000 to aid the ‘transformation’ of pharmaceutical and cosmetic product
The tech will be the “key component” of a green hydrogen project close to ScottishPower’s Whitelee windfarm. Energy provider ScottishPower has announced plans for a 20-MW electrolyser as part of a green hydrogen facility to be built near its Glasgow wind farm.
Scottish entrepreneur George Mackintosh has pledged £27,000 to support digital media content creators at Queen Margaret University (QMU). Mackintosh’s Papple Steading Digital Media Prize competition aims to support students and recent alumni at the University, tasking students with producing “engaging digital media content”. The
