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Purge your sites of online bullies or face regulation, social media told

Politics

Frances Cairncross's review of quality journalism included a misspelling of John McLellan's name

How tech giants are suffocating journalism – John McLellan

Opinion

Scientists at Roslin Institute have used technology to produce pigs that are resistant to disease

Scientists at Roslin Institute alter DNA to produce ‘disease resistant’ pigs

Tech

Diet drinks may not be as healthy as some people believe (Picture: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)

Diet drinks: Evidence mounts against artificial sweeteners – leader comment

Opinion

15 of the most haunted castles and historic sites in Scotland

Lifestyle

Facebook removes over 100 adverts for Donald Trump’s businesses

Politics

Edinburgh Science Festival to probe Donald Trump's sanity - thanks to his tweets

Politics

Majority back regulation of social media networks

Politics

A screenshot of a deepfake video ' in which Steve Buscemi's face speaks with Jennifer Lawrence's voice on her body ' that was designed to show how convincing the footage can be

Deepfake videos take fake news to dangerous new level – Martyn McLaughlin

Opinion

Protesters in Berlin call for an open society and decry increasing divisions in Europe (Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

US embraces openness as EU considers ‘chilling’ anti-free speech law – Catherine Stihler

Opinion

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Cut Media founder Stu Thomson (left) with cyclist and long-time collaborator Danny MacAskill

Glasgow agency Cut Media set to triple in size and up global work

Media & Leisure

Gandhi says growth should be measured via achievable targets.

Key steps to move from start-up to scale-up firm

Opinion

Innovators More Innovators >>

Paul Georgie of GeoGeo with one of the drones''The inner Hebridean islands of Canna and Sanday have emerged as world leaders in the application of digital mapping technology

Scottish islands mapped in ‘world-first’ detail thanks to drone technology

Tech

Father-of-three Stuart Riddell said Cancer Research UK's work had helped develop the treatment he received. Picture: Lesley Martin

Cancer research in Scotland to benefit from £1.8m funding grant

Health

The Mossgiel tunnel new Kilmarnock was surveyed as part of assesment for future freight capacity growth on Scotland's railways

3-D technology helps survey Scotland’s railways for next generation of passenger trains

Tech

Major R&D boost as £16.5m facility heads for Scotland

Companies

BT Openreach engineer Stuart MacDonald in North Tolsta, a remote community in the Western Isles which was among the first in Scotland to test increased broadband speeds over long phone lines. Picture: PA

Nicola Sturgeon confirms extension of Highlands superfast broadband roll-out

Tech

KHI directors with Steve Ham of The Underwater Centre and Fiona Hyslop MSP in Tokyo, alongside the AUV

Japanese deal will see ‘world’s first’ undersea robotic arm tested in Scotland

Tech

Cardiothoracic consultant Alan Kirk with the �1.3m Da Vinci surgical system at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank

Clydebank hospital first to offer dedicated robotic surgery system to chest patients

Health

Aberdeen gets broadband ‘fast enough for VR gaming’

Tech

Tech sector boom delivers £3.9 billion boost to economy

Tech

Edinburgh private equity firm injects £44m into fintech

Tech

Awards to recognise ‘trailblazing’ women in Scottish tech sector

Tech

Big Ideas More Big Ideas >>

An artist's impressions of how the proposed Impact Centre will look from St Andrew's Square

Edinburgh Impact Centre wins City Deal funding boost

Music

Corals are already growing on North Sea oil and gas installations such as this. Picture: Lundin Britain Ltd

Retaining decommissioned North Sea oil rigs could help at-risk corals thrive

Environment

Nicola Sturgeon viewed a range of electric vehicles used by the emergency services while visiting the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service headquarters in Cambuslang. Picture: John Devlin

Scottish Government to invest £17m in green transport technology

Tech

Half of young people in the UK said they would like to own an electric car. Picture: Getty

Scots scientists’ battery breakthrough could revolutionise electric cars

Tech

Scottish scientists develop satellite system to improve extreme weather forecasting

Tech

Deedit app asks Edinburgh festival goers to help out in the city

Tech

Scotland’s biggest tunnel opens to carry sewage for three miles under Glasgow

Tech

'Perfect storm' hitting Scots firms

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Data More Data >>

David Smith. Picture: TSPL

Why is data key to Scotland’s future economic growth

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Heriot-Watt University developing robot capable of conversation with humans

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Paul Forrest. Picture: TSPL

Why your next job should be in Scotland's data sector

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Five things we learned from The Scotsman's data conference

Tech

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European fund offers chance to create Fintech powerhouse in Scotland

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£200m European programme puts Scotland’s life science sector in investor’s spotlight

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The centre-piece is a projection system with head and hand tracking systems. Picture: Contributed

Wraps come off ‘digital visualisation suite’ next to Glasgow Airport

Companies

RBS moves into Edinburgh Uni data science hub

Tech

Call for data standards to govern Edinburgh’s data growth

Tech

Data set to provide £20bn boost to Scotland’s economy

Tech

David Smith: collaboration key for Scotland’s data growth

Opinion