EXCLUSIVE REPORT: How Scotland and our universities are rising to supercomputing challenge
The worldwide announcement by Nvidia billionaire Jensen Huang alongside President Trump that Britain will become an “AI Superpower” has been greeted with excitement and interest in Scotland, particularly among the...
Forbes launches Deep Tech pilot programme
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has launched the Deep Tech Supercluster Programme at an event at the Bayes Centre, University of Edinburgh.The pilot programme, which begins on November, is part of...
Limitless adapts AI for human creatives
Two of Scotland’s pre-eminent design companies — both with strong international credentials — have rebranded after joining forces: LEWIS and Tayburn are now Limitless.Tayburn is a well-known Scottish brand design...
Burges Salmon make leap in Scotland
UK law firm Burges Salmon – which opened its Edinburgh office just over five years ago – has increased turnover by 9.2 per cent, rising from £163m to £178m. Burges Salmon...
Good vibrations as Reactec secured in Ideagen deal
Edinburgh-based Reactec — a spin-out from University of Edinburgh in 2001 specialising in wrist-watch style monitoring of work-place vibration — has been sold to Ideagen in a multi-million pound deal.Ideagen,...
Swinney urged to reconsider ferry fiasco inquiry
Campaigners pressing First Minister John Swinney to instigate a public inquiry into the operations of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) – Scotland’s arms-length ferry procurement agency – have been rebuffed...
Souter Investments sign off £25m to support growth in UK businesses
Souter Investments — the private office of Scottish tycoon Sir Brian Souter — has invested around £25m in four investments in the first six months of the year.The Edinburgh-based office,...
How a world-class concert hall is built by generosity
A posse of casually dressed visitors wearing hi-vis jackets and hard hats stand surveying a scene of broken concrete and piles of gravel behind the RBS’s historic branch in St...
M&A optimism survives market uncertainty
Tariff threat causes slowdown at larger end of market but smaller deals are continuing Hopes that a new administration in the White House would spark a wave of merger and...
The Big Interview: Clear-eyed vision of SNP’s leader in waiting
NB. This interview was undertaken several weeks before Kate Forbes’ decision to step back as Deputy First Minister and from the Scottish Parliament on 4 August 2025. She will not...