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Edinburgh AI start-up uses ‘bat-like’ sensors to make technology more perceptive

By updatesPosted on 16th June 202016th June 2020Posted in Industry News

Edinburgh start-up IMERAI is developing artificial intelligence software which uses the kind of echolocation that helps bats navigate. Founder Alex Bowen says it could be used to monitor vulnerable people’s mobility, assist with social distancing by indicating how many people are in

Here’s how an app will change the way we travel in Glasgow by bus throughout pandemic

By updatesPosted on 16th June 202016th June 2020Posted in Industry News

First Bus have launched an app that will enable people across the city to travel safely throughout the pandemic. The app will allow customers to live track the location of their next bus as well as being able to see see

Fintech secures funding for next wave of video conferencing

By updatesPosted on 16th June 2020Posted in Industry News, COVID19

A Scottish fintech start-up is set to increase its headcount by a third following a successful six-figure seed funding round. The newly-rebranded Aveni, previously known at Hatch-AI, has raised £520,000 ahead of the launch of its Aveni Connect technology for

Interview: startup guru Mark Logan on growing the tech ecosystem in Scotland

By updatesPosted on 15th June 202015th June 2020Posted in Industry News

It’s my ambition to eventually not be known as the artist formerly known as Prince,” jokes Mark Logan, who is most often still referred to as the former COO of Skyscanner, even though he left the flight bookings company in

Is SD-WAN the answer?

By updatesPosted on 15th June 202015th June 2020Posted in Member News

SD-WAN isn’t a new concept. In fact, the technology behind it has been around for nearly a decade. So why are organisations switching to SD-WAN now, and how could it benefit you? Software-defined networking in a wide-area network – or

Pioneer Consulting restructures senior leadership team

By updatesPosted on 11th June 202011th June 2020Posted in Member News

Pioneer Consulting has announced the promotion of two of its senior leadership team as well as the addition of a new director of client solutions. Keith Schofield, a leader in Pioneer Consulting for the last 13 years, will now assume

Learning in Lockdown with Sky and dressCode

By updatesPosted on 11th June 2020Posted in Member News

Sky Technology, DYW West Lothian Regional Group and dressCode have teamed up to bring you a suite of online tutorials that help you to achieve a basic knowledge of coding in less than an hour. Working with either a physical

CityFibre announces 10,000 jobs boost to roll-out full fibre infrastructure across the UK

By updatesPosted on 11th June 2020Posted in Member News

CityFibre, the UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform, has today announced a three-year recruitment and training programme to provide up to 10,000 people with jobs upgrading the UK’s digital infrastructure to full fibre – the best available technology enabling the

Liz Truss launches future trade strategy for UK tech industry

By updatesPosted on 10th June 202010th June 2020Posted in Industry News

New measures to boost digital trade and help turn the UK into a global tech powerhouse will be announced today The Government has announced a range of measures to help boost digital trade and establish the UK tech industry as

How smart cities are fighting Covid-19

By updatesPosted on 8th June 20208th June 2020Posted in Member News

As a result of Covid-19 many of us have embraced technology to keep connected to our families, friends, teachers and work colleagues. However, few of us will be aware of how emerging technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT)