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Scottish firm behind platform capable of detecting Alzheimer's twice as fast than current tools

1 day ago | holyrood.com | Sofia Villegas

An Edinburgh health tech firm has launched a platform that can pinpoint risk genes linked to life-limiting diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s 98 per cent faster than traditional industry tools. It is claimed, bioXcelerate’s new tool can cut processes that take days to minutes, allowing patients to access treatment sooner.
‘John Swinney ran a campaign of misinformation’, Sarwar says

2 days ago | holyrood.com | Sofia Villegas

Pollsters were “duped” by the SNP’s campaign of “misinformation”, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said after his party’s surprise win in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election.
Scotrail ‘fixing’ controversial use of AI voiceover, Swinney says

2 days ago | holyrood.com | Sofia Villegas

First Minister John Swinney has said Scotrail is “fixing” its AI train announcement system after claims it used a Scottish artist’s voice without consent. The train operator used Scottish voiceover artist Gayanne Potter’s recordings to create its AI announcer, Iona, but Potter insisted she never gave her permission.
UK information commissioner ramps up scrutiny of AI’s use of personal data

2 days ago | holyrood.com | Sofia Villegas

The UK information commissioner’s office (ICO) is set to step up its scrutiny of AI and biometric technologies amid growing concerns over human rights and data protection. Facial recognition technology (FRT) and automated decision-making (ADM) systems are amongst the tools set to face harsher supervision by the ICO, to ensure they remain fair and transparent.
Kate Forbes: 'There is no shortage of issues causing concern for Scottish businesses right now'

3 days ago | holyrood.com | Ruaraidh Gilmour

Scotland’s economy has shown tentative signs of recovery, with forecasts from the Scottish Fiscal Commission predicting GDP growth of 1.5 per cent in 2025 and 1.6 per cent in 2026. Kate Forbes, who held the finance and economy brief between February 2020 and March 2023, before a period away from the government frontbenches while Humza Yousaf served as first minister, is now back as deputy first minister and is charged with growing Scotland’s economy.
Scotland is striving for growth amidst new economic headwinds

3 days ago | holyrood.com | Ruaraidh Gilmour

Scotland’s economy has faced stark challenges in recent years. Exiting the European single market, the pandemic, and the energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have placed a strain on Scottish businesses and, as a result, economic growth has been slow. Although annual GDP in 2021 increased by 8.9 per cent, it followed a 12 per cent contraction in 2020 due to the effects of the pandemic.
Jackie Baillie: The Scottish Government’s position on public funding for defence is incoherent

4 days ago | holyrood.com | Ruaraidh Gilmour

The Scottish Government’s position on funding for defence industry programmes through its enterprise agencies is “frankly incoherent”, Jackie Baillie has said. Her comments come after Scottish Enterprise reportedly refused £2.5m- worth of funding to Rolls-Royce Submarines for a specialist welding skills centre, putting jobs at risk. In response, the UK Government announced at the weekend it would make up the funding shortfall if the Scottish Government continued to refuse to back the scheme.
Data expert to 'shape' digital future of the James Hutton Institute

5 days ago | holyrood.com | Sofia Villegas

Professor Rupert Hugh has been appointed the director of digital transformation at The James Hutton Institute. Under his new role, Hugh will be responsible for exploiting the opportunities presented by emerging technologies and promoting a culture of innovation and efficiency across the institution.
UK offshore energy industry faces Grangemouth-scale redundancies every fortnight without intervention, according to report

5 days ago | holyrood.com | Ruaraidh Gilmour

Tens of thousands of offshore energy jobs will be at risk by 2030 unless urgent and coordinated action is taken immediately, according to a new report from Robert Gordon University. It warns that the UK oil and gas energy workforce could shrink by 400 jobs – the same number lost in the closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery – every two weeks for the next five years.
£5bn invested in defence tech to prepare for ‘new age of warfare’, government says

5 days ago | holyrood.com | Sofia Villegas

A total of £5bn will be invested in warfare technology to equip frontline defences for modern conflict, the defence secretary has revealed. Drones and cutting-edge laser technology will be deployed to cut costs, speed up attacks, and reduce collateral damage. John Healey said: “These investments will mean the most significant advance in UK defence technology in decades”.