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Scotland’s leading tech news and events company. 📧 [email protected]
Edinburgh
Joined September 2011
DIGIT's 2025 event programme is now live! https://t.co/ahPwW5UWV9 📅ITSX Summit 27 Feb 📅Scot-Secure & Awards 27 Mar 📅FS Technology Summit 1 May 📅DIGIT Expo West 5 Jun 📅Scot-Secure West 10 Sep 📅Fintech Summit & Awards 24 Sep 📅DIGIT Expo 27 Nov #techevent #scotland
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The Renewable Energy Association, a non-profit trade body for UK renewables and cleantech organisations, has officially launched its Data Centre Coalition to advocate for clean, scalable power backing UK data centres. Read more here 👇 https://t.co/hrRvo4WAaH
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The REA has officially launched its Data Centre Coalition to advocate for clean, scalable power backing UK data centres.
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HSBC has inked a multi-year partnership with Mistral AI, aiming to fast-track the use of generative AI across the bank’s global platform with a focus on driving automation and sharpening client services. Find out more here ⤵️ https://t.co/OCiiQFcZok
#tech #AIbanking #HSBC
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HSBC has inked a multi-year partnership with Mistral AI, aiming to fast-track the use of generative AI across the bank’s global platform.
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The UK government is looking to update its energy grid in a bid to support its AI ambitions, as AI and energy ministers met to discuss accelerating energy grid connections and infrastructure build. Full story https://t.co/dkUHlEdXMZ
#Tech | #News | #AI | #EnergyGrid |
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AI and energy ministers met to discuss accelerating energy grid connections and infrastructure build to support AI growth zones.
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“We’re expanding our strategy to ensure that mobile games meet the same high standards of data protection we’ve driven across other platforms,” UK Information Commissioner John Edwards said. Full story https://t.co/pPl3jryA4B
#Tech | #News | #ICO | #OnlinePrivacy |
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ICO has announced it will be scrutinising how popular mobile games played by UK children are protecting their online privacy.
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The UK Government has pledged to outline its plans to support Scotland’s space launch sector in 2026, promising ‘clarity and direction’ for the industry, but insists private firms must shoulder the bulk of risks. Read more here 🚀 https://t.co/kZPgse07yq
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The UK Government has pledged to outline its plans to support Scotland’s space launch sector in 2026, promising more ‘clarity and direction’.
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“AI has become the defining priority for UK IT leaders. However, the challenge lies in doing it sustainably,” Marlon Oliver, Senior Vice President, EMEA at Flexera said. Full story https://t.co/i4St3EPiWM
#Tech | #News | #IT | #AI
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UK IT leaders are doubling down on artificial intelligence, but are doing so under pressure to rein in their budgets.
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“This cyber-attack shows how exposed local government is, and the urgent need to test resilience and recovery arrangements,” Jo Armstrong, chair of the Accounts Commission, said. Full story https://t.co/9I5yQRmCTP
#Tech | #News | #Councils | #CyberAttacks
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Scottish councils are being urged to learn from the immediate and ongoing impacts of the significant cyber-attack on Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, which took place in 2023.
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At DIGIT Expo, Ian Forrest of West Lothian Council and Ian McGowan of Barrier Networks, gives the audience an inside view of the cyber-attack that rocked the West Lothian Council. Full story https://t.co/jZjsjZZUTB
#Tech | #News | #Cybersecurity
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Ian Forrest of West Lothian Council gives an inside view of the cyber-attack that rocked the West Lothian Council.
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ScotlandIS is inviting Scotland’s tech community to take part in its 18th annual industry survey, which will inform the organisation's 2026 report on the sector’s health, trends and future challenges. Click below for more 👇 https://t.co/qCEtNhwjYm
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Findings from ecosystem organisation ScotlandIS' latest annual survey will inform the organisation’s 2026 report.
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“As GenAI continues to embed itself in society, we’re seeing a shift in how work gets done and how people connect and communicate,” Neal Riley, AI innovation lead at the Adaptavist Group said. Full story https://t.co/3mQbvn6Vc7
#Tech | #News | #AI | #ChatGPT
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ChatGPT has fundamentally altered workplace communication, impacting everything from small talk and politeness, to writing skills and speech.
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Edinburgh-based Optima Partners has won fresh backing from Growth Capital Partners, with the cash earmarked to accelerate the AI consultancy’s ambitious expansion plans across the UK and Europe following a year of sustained growth. Read more here ⤵️ https://t.co/UC0z1jd65h
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Optima Partners has won fresh backing to accelerate ambitious expansion plans across the UK and Europe, building on a year of growth.
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Major Wall Street banks have been caught up in a cyber-attack targeting a third-party tech vendor, potentially exposing sensitive customer and mortgage data from the likes of JPMorgan Chase, Citi, and Morgan Stanley. https://t.co/Wr0Wg9izYM
#tech #banking #cyberattack #hack
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The world’s most widely used vulnerability index, the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program, is struggling with widespread inaccuracies and delays, according to research from Sonatype, resulting in tens of thousands of false reports and leaving AI development
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In a contributed piece for DIGIT, Simon Flowers, chairman and chief analyst at Wood Mackenzie, explains why AI will soon be central to managing the volatility and complexity of modern energy systems. Read it here 👇 https://t.co/TzcLVFErrA
#tech #AIenergy #energymarkets
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Simon Flowers, chief analyst at Wood Mackenzie, explains why AI will soon be central to managing the complexity of modern energy systems.
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Deloitte’s new annual CDO survey highlights shifting priorities, rising influence and the expanding role of data leaders in the age of AI. Click below for the key takeaways 👇 https://t.co/lNNB817O8m
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Deloitte's fourth annual Chief Data Officer (CDO) report reveals key insights into CDO roles, priorities, and influence.
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From AI startups and online pharmacies to financial service heavyweights, DIGIT is digging into some of the top-performing companies across Scotland over the last year, revealing the names behind the country’s most exciting growth stories. Read it here ⬇️ https://t.co/9yIZ5j6vLS
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From AI startups to financial service heavyweights, DIGIT is digging into some of the top-performing companies across Scotland over 2025.
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Up to three million UK jobs could disappear within the next decade, largely as a result of AI and automation, according to a new report from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), which found workers are already falling short in essential skills needed for jobs
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“The semiconductor industry is evolving rapidly, driving breakthroughs in AI, quantum computing and advanced electronics,” Gareth Edwards, head of advanced manufacturing and material strategy at the National Physical Laboratory said. Full story ⬇️ https://t.co/GQW9Xk8UMt
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The UK is aiming to strengthen its position is the global race for semiconductor dominance with £1.2 million going towards the National Physical Laboratory to lead an initiative exploring the...
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The lure of the dark web is tempting laid-off workers, teenagers, and elite talent into a life of cybercrime, according to new research from Kaspersky, which found that developers, analysts, and even pen testers are increasingly turning to dangerous new career paths. Find out
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The lure of the dark web is tempting laid-off workers, teenagers, and elite talent into a life of cybercrime, according to Kaspersky.
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Pop-ups you click every day could now be opening the door to ransomware. In the contributed piece below, Barrier Networks' David Neeson breaks down how Clickfix attacks are turning routine web habits into a formidable security threat. https://t.co/qz4Nx55EfS
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Clickfix pop-ups are a major ransomware threat, exploiting user behaviour & legitimate system tools to bypass cybersecurity defences.
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