Thom Carter

American facial recognition company Clearview AI has been imposed a €30.5 million (£25.6m~) fine from the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA).

UK government ministers are pledging to crack down on phone thefts in an upcoming summit with tech companies and manufacturers.

Gartner’s outlining of the six new technologies comes during a digital skills gap within the UK government’s centre.

There are just three weeks until this year's instalment of ScotSoft, the long-running conference produced by Scotland's digital tech membership and cluster organisation, ScotlandIS, officially begins.

Check out the latest funding, investments, deals, and acquisitions news from across the Scottish tech sector.

A new international agreement, which is the first legally-binding treaty governing the safe use of artificial intelligence (AI), has been signed by the UK's lord chancellor Shabana Mahmood today.

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have helped an international team create nanoscale robots which could be used to manage bleeds in the brain.

“A sense that life is worth living is key to people getting better and I believe that Blossom can help with this,” said Ely.

“Rather than relying solely on start-ups, which burn cash and have higher barriers to entry to build trust and credibility, we will leverage the track record of proven concepts,” said managing partner Stuart McLeod.

Nationwide's £2.9 billion acquisition of Virgin Money is expected to be completed next month after getting approval from both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).