Edinburgh stories

IWF and Cyacomb launch workplace device scans to spot known child sexual abuse material, as reports and AI-generated content surge.

IWF and Cyacomb launch device-scanning tool for employers to spot child sexual abuse material on corporate equipment without exposing staff to images.

Dayshape, selected for Microsoft’s Agentic Launchpad, will let professional services firms query staffing, skills and project finances in Teams.

Edinburgh-based Stampede launches SNAPguard to help hotels, bars and restaurants fix guest Wi‑Fi, capture data and link access to marketing.

British Business Bank adds GBP £10 million to Empirical Ventures to back deeptech 'venture scientists' and widen early-stage funding beyond London.

GoCardless and Jellyfish Energy complete first live recurring Pay by Bank test, opening the open banking model to business energy billing.

Zelim lands BC Ferries order for ZOE man-overboard detection system on four hybrid-electric vessels in fleet renewal push.

Zayo Europe to build four fibre routes for QTS's vast Cambois AI campus, boosting Northumberland's role in the UK's digital infrastructure.

Newcastle tech consultancy hedgehog lab has named Orange Bus Co-founder Julian Leighton as Chair to guide its ambitious expansion plans.

Edinburgh fintech Legado nears 500,000 users as financial firms pour into digital document controls under rising regulatory scrutiny.

Quorum Cyber has hired veteran security executive Joe Strathmann as chief operating officer to scale its Microsoft-focused cyber services.

hedgehog lab has promoted Malcolm Seagrave to CEO, tasking him with scaling its AI-driven digital consultancy across the North and Scotland.

Edinburgh's Stellar Omada secures five-year HMRC digital testing contract worth more than GBP £10m, bolstering its UK public sector footprint.

Addepar launches Addison AI to give wealth managers trusted, natural language portfolio intelligence embedded across its platform workflows.

From French novels to data models, one woman charts an unlikely journey into big tech and urges others to embrace unexpected STEM paths.

Edinburgh-based Cyacomb adds Similarity Matching to Examiner Plus, helping police spot altered child abuse images on phones in minutes.

On-demand laundry platform Laundryheap has expanded into Colombia, Mexico, Malaysia and Scotland, as it accelerates its global rollout.

CodeBase founder Stephen Coleman shifts from chief executive to Group Chair as Jon Hope and Richard Lennox take interim leadership roles.

Alison Stone has been appointed incoming Chair of Scottish Continuity, with her role to be confirmed at this month's Resilient Scotland conference.

Self-gifting and friend-gifting are reshaping UK Valentine's Day, lifting total spending to GBP £2.1 billion, Flowwow data shows.