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Digital Technology

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The data of Zelda and the future of the gaming industry

Data knowledge and learning, Digital Technology 18/05/2023

By Marta Monellini, Marketing and Communications Assistant From Hogwarts to Hyrule – the entertainment industry has a new king! Until last week Hogwarts Legacy held the crown for the biggest boxed video game release of 2023, despite active boycott pledges and controversy. However, on Friday, Nintendo released Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, bringing the crown […]

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Tags: data visualisation, entertainment, gaming, gaming data

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Inverness-based shoe retailer investing in data and technology to strengthen its online retail

Digital Technology, HIE, News 26/07/2021

Family-owned Begg Shoes can trace its roots back more than 150 years and has nine stores, mostly located around the north of Scotland. It has a long retailing tradition but is preparing for the years to come by investing in data and technology as it seeks to strengthen its already-strong online offer. The company, which […]

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Why Excel spreadsheets are bad for business: data errors & solutions

Data Science / Analytics, Digital Technology, News, TORCH news 01/02/2021

Our TORCH team explain why Excel spreadsheets are bad for business (alongside other spreadsheet tools), why people continue to use them, and how to tap into affordable alternatives … Spreadsheets became a business staple in the 1980s; a familiar tool that the majority of individuals feel relatively comfortable using to this day. Type ‘Spreadsheets for […]

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Data Innovation.AI: Your building designs – a unique source of data to fight COVID-19 using Decision Intelligence

Digital Technology, Funding, News 02/12/2020

Your building designs – a unique source of data to fight COVID-19 using Decision Intelligence By Robert Walker, Chief Advocacy Officer of Data Innovation.AI Ltd. Humans excel at causal reasoning, however our “neurological machinery” has limitations especially when trying to make decisions in situations of elevated risk, complexity and uncertainty: in these circumstances we resort […]

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Data is key to supporting the energy sector through transition

Digital Technology, News 03/06/2020

Cameron Gordon, our Business Development Executive in Aberdeen, believes that it’s vital that data is seen as a valuable tool to increasing efficiency and guiding decision-making. The sudden requirement to work from home and therefore access data remotely has thrown many companies headfirst into digitalisation, whether they felt ready for it or not. What was […]

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Applications for Creative Informatics Resident Entrepreneurs now open

Digital Technology, News 06/11/2019

Applications for the second round of Resident Entrepreneurs will open again in April. If you are an individual or small team working in Edinburgh/South East Scotland that would like to develop an innovative creative product or service using data or data-driven technologies, you can apply for funding of up to £12,000 to support your work. […]

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Calling all women in digital! Are you looking to take your career to the next level?

Digital Technology, Guest blog, News 25/06/2019

Guest blog from Caroline McGonigle of TRC Media Now in its 6th year, TRC’s flagship personal development programme for women in digital, ‘Special Edition’ has gone from strength to strength. With former delegates successfully starting their own businesses, securing significant job promotions, salary increases and board positions….Want to join them? “Previous delegates had told me […]

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AI & ML Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) workshop

Digital Technology, News 11/02/2019

Date: 27th February Location: Edinburgh, Bayes Centre Time: TBC Please contact: info@thedatalab.com to register interest. Scotland has some strengths in FPGA and a number of organisations including EPCC, The Data Lab, ScotlandIS and Scottish Enterprise have come together to explore whether there is merit in working together to create a competitive advantage for Scottish based data intensive […]

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Digital development loan helps property business boost productivity by 70%

Digital Technology, Funding, News 15/01/2019

A property maintenance and building services company that specialises in insurance reinstatement, has developed its own App that will increase productivity by 70%. Prater Contracts Ltd, a family business that was founded in 2007, has undergone significant growth in the last few years including moving into a larger, purpose built office two years ago and […]

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Checking out the vibrant tech scene in Singapore

Digital Technology, Learning journey, News 14/12/2018

In November, I was given the brilliant opportunity by Data Lab to step out of the world of healthcare for a week (I manage the Cancer Innovation Challenge) and explore the world of fintech… in Singapore… at the world’s largest fintech conference. The Singapore Fintech Festival was anchored by a three day conference and it […]

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