Scotland stories
Investor confidence could suffer if Scotland pauses new data centres, as more than a dozen proposed sites face planning uncertainty.
Skills shortages are delaying IoT roll-outs as firms expand abroad, with 60 per cent of decision-makers citing expertise gaps.
The appointment signals eCapital UK's push to win more SME lending business in Southern England as banks pull back from the market.
Retailers are under growing pressure as live facial recognition flags prolific shoplifters, with June setting a record for alerts.
Smaller UK firms faced tighter funding in 2025 as AI deals drew 44% of equity investment, the British Business Bank said.
Smaller UK businesses saw funding weaken as AI deals soaked up a record share of equity investment, despite overall market value slipping 4%.
The UK developer's expansion into energy and data centres gets new finance and technology leadership as it eyes GBP £12 billion of spending.
The appointment comes as Scotland's digital sector contributes GBP £7.5 billion to the economy and faces pressure to fill 13,000 annual vacancies.
Employee-owned Livingston James is keeping succession internal as it expands into specialist finance and overseas markets amid firm demand.
Women's underrepresentation in cyber has prompted a Scotland-wide push to widen the talent pipeline as the sector expands 20% in a year.
A lean network of specialists helped Echo3 sell more than 80,000 health and safety courses while keeping costs low in its early years.
Editors can now build synced sound effects inside Adobe Premiere Pro, cutting rough sound design time for smaller teams under pressure.
An opt-out class action over Google Play fees could see thousands of UK developers seek more than GBP £1 billion in damages.
Businesses are being urged to tighten controls as AI tools spread faster than governance, with Quorum Cyber updating assessments to cut cyber risk.
The deal will give fans and broadcasters at The Open faster connectivity as nearly 1,000 access points are installed across the course.
Halifax customers will keep their account details as Lloyds Banking Group folds the brand into Lloyds, with no immediate action needed.
The Edinburgh cyber security firm is betting on Hanes to speed international growth as demand rises for help managing AI-driven threats.
The distributor has unified its UK and Ireland sales teams as it seeks a single route to market for partners and vendors across Europe.
The financing will fund MSAI's largest sovereign hardware deployment to date, with new compute installed in Scotland for UK-based AI customers.
The trip connected 25 Hong Kong and Mainland firms with UK investors and policymakers as both sides chase green finance and clean-tech deals.
