Weekly News Roundup

Brian Baglow

09 June 2017, 01.18pm

It’s the end of another busy week. In the UK, the population is reflecting on the results of (another) general election, but in the world of digital technology it’s business as usual. Tech evolved, business was done and things got smarter, smaller, faster and in Apple’s case, even shinier.

Yes, life moves pretty fast, as Ferris Bueller memorably said. In case you missed it, here’s your weekly Digit tech news roundup…

Scottish Tech News

Medieval Edinburgh brought to life in virtual reality
Scottish companies unprepared for ‘disruptive revolution‘
Survey says Scottish technology firms hit by skills shortage
Scottish innovation centre launches IoT Accelerator

World Tech News

There’s a new artificial tongue which can taste your whisky for you
The future of computing is safe (for the time being) as IBM announces it can create 5nm and 3nm chips
Barclaycard offers consumers the technology to scan and pay for goods with their phone
More stress for Uber as taxi drivers in Spain strike to protest the company’s presence
Amazon may be about to disrupt digital advertising, taking business from Google & Facebook
Google however is about to introduce an adblocker to Chrome, giving the company even more control over the adverts you see
Global leaders are working on a new agreement to help police multi-national cyber crime
From robotics, AI and genetics to wearables, drones and blockchain, here are the world’s 100 most disruptive technology companies
A new report into Corporate Surveillance promises to terrify the technically unwary