Tech

From monitoring crops in South America to helping to preventing deforestation in Asia, space technology is a  major export success story for Scotland.

The European Banking Authority (EBA), has published new outsourcing guidelines to replace the 2006 Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) guidelines, with effect from the end of September 2019. We are already working with financial sector clients to ensure that their arrangements with service providers are compliant, so what do you need to do to ensure you are ready?

President Trump will go down in history as possibly the most colourful president the United States of America has ever witnessed. ­Donald and his administration just ­cannot help themselves as they act like ­playground bully boys who take what they want, when they want. Of course, they are happy to have a go at the new girl in the class, saying nasty stuff to make her cry. As for trying to make friends with President Trump, be very, very careful. His administration is the type that will lead you on, make you feel at ease, then pounce to get what they want. And the crypto-sphere is on to him.

The great nephew of Alan Turing has said the decision to honour the pioneering scientist by featuring him on a new banknote is a “wonderful dedication”, but stressed it should also serve as a reminder of the persecution he endured.

A Dundee start-up billed as “Airbnb for driving instructors” has expanded south of the Border as it targets a 10 per cent share of the market within the next year.

A panel of industry experts discussed Fintech employment, innovation and next generation entrepreneurs to an eagre audience.

Academic resources are no longer the privilege of just students, says Daniel Broby.

Edinburgh is holding its own as one of Europe’s most influential financial services hubs despite ongoing Brexit uncertainty, say industry experts.

A US tech company is creating almost 40 jobs as it expands its Edinburgh operations on the back of seven-figure funding from Scottish Enterprise.

If Scotland is to create a world-leading fintech hub that delivers tangible wide-ranging consumer benefits, who can we learn most from?

The pace of technological advance could quicken dramatically as 5G mobile devices are rolled out across the world.

Medical experts from a Scottish university are set to teach surgical skills to GPs in the most remote part of the country for the first time.

Nucleus Financial Group has unveiled a jump in assets under administration (AUA) as positive market movements in the first quarter helped to drive up asset value.

Glasgow University’s plans for a high-tech campus at Govan could be as important as shipbuilding in the 19th and 20th centuries, according to Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli.

Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) is aiming to boost annual investment in Scotland’s infrastructure by up to £1.5 billion as part of a move towards a low-carbon economy.

Savvy children will still find ways to watch harmful content as new threat to online privacy is unleashed, says Euan McColm

How much do you think about your genes, your genetic make-up? Of course we talk about them all the time, noticing family resemblances and personality, ability and other traits (positive and negative!) through the generations. We feel pleased when a child is complimented on a feature we see in ourselves, a bonus in life they have inherited from us, writes Scotland’s chief medical officer Catherine Calderwood.

Notre Dame Cathedral would have burned to the ground in a “chain-reaction collapse” had firefighters not moved as rapidly as they did, according to an official.