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DIGIT.FYI (blog) World's First Blockchain Identity Lab to be Built in Edinburgh DIGIT.FYI (blog) After a series of huge data breaches at companies such as Uber and Equifax, blockchain offers an attractive alternative to the centralised storage of personal user data. This initial three-year partnership also includes funding for research staff, PhD ... View the full article

Press and Journal Edinburgh is the city that never fails to please Press and Journal Edinburgh is a city I love and I try to visit it at least twice a year. But I often fall into the trap of visiting the same attractions, as there's always something new to be discovered. In a bid to break this habit and experience another side to the ... View the full article

This deaf Uber driver’s touching note to passengers is bound to make you smile iNewsA deaf Uber driver has been praised for a touching note he left for his passengers after it was spotted by a passenger in London. The message read: “Hi I'm Onur ... View the full article

The Tab Why do guys always wear the same 'going-out shirt' on every single night out? The Tab Fuelled by multiple vodka and cokes and raring to get inside the club, the troupe of shirted knights leave pres, bellowing out the chorus of 'Don't Look Back In Anger', whilst they pile into the Uber. Upon arrival, the lads race out of the cab and join ... View the full article

AnythingforHire.com Uber granted new licence in Glasgow despite fierce opposition AnythingforHire.com App-based ride-sharing platform, Uber, have been awarded a new booking office licence in Glasgow, despite fierce opposition from several quarters, including trade union; Unite the Union. Renovation work at Uber's former premises in West George Street ... View the full article

Reuters Britain's G4S looks beyond small change in cash revolution Reuters EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Global security and cash management firm G4S (GFS.L) expects notes and coins to drive its business, even as their usage falls in favor of electronic transactions around the world. FILE PHOTO: A G4S security van is parked outside a ... and more » View the full article

Reuters UK G4S looks beyond small change in cash revolution Reuters UK EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Global security and cash management firm G4S (GFS.L) expects notes and coins to drive its business, even as their usage falls in favour of electronic transactions around the world. FILE PHOTO: A G4S security van is parked outside ... View the full article

Yahoo Finance UK G4S looks beyond small change in cash revolution Yahoo Finance UK By Elisabeth O'Leary. EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Global security and cash management firm G4S <GFS.L> expects notes and coins to drive its business, even as their usage falls in favour of electronic transactions around the world. Although data compiled by ... Britain's G4S looks beyond small change in cash revolutionReuters all 1 news articles » View the full article

The Economist Amazon is not the only threat to legacy post offices The Economist Posting a letter from London to Edinburgh cost an average daily wage. In 1840, after a proposal by Rowland Hill, an inventor, Britain launched the Penny Post, the world's first universal mail service. The state-run post office was given a mail monopoly ... and more » View the full article

CityMetric How did China fall in love with dockless bikeshare? CityMetric Cycling was understood as a symbol of Maoist China; owning a car became an achievable symbol of affluence. Today, though, the bikes are coming back to China's streets. Chinese bicycle sharing companies Mobike and Ofo rank among the country's most ... and more » View the full article

CityMetric Claude Monet is best remembered for his landscapes. But the ... CityMetric Say the name Claude Monet and anyone with a vague clue about art thinks of country landscapes and gardens. It wasn't just water lily ponds that tickled the fancy of this founder of French impressionist painting, though: Monet was also moved to paint ... and more » View the full article

Tnooz China is becoming the main event in travel tech Tnooz It is relatively under the radar outside China, despite the fact that its strategic investments and technology partnerships with Grab, Lyft, Ola, Uber, 99, Taxify, and Careem give it access to 80% of the world's population. As Ctrip's move into this ... View the full article

Uber Is Adding New Safety Features for Passengers Condé Nast TravelerView the full article

Wired.co.uk Tuesday briefing: Scammers are exploiting civil rights movements with fake Facebook pages Wired.co.uk Could they be set for a comeback? The popularity of Edinburgh's trams suggests a renaissance in the making. The network opened in 2014, delayed by three years and millions over budget, but it's partly made up for that by posting a profit two years ... View the full article

Uber swoops in for US electric bike hire service Jump www.businessgreen.comUber has agreed to acquire US electric bike hire company Jump Bikes, the tech giant's CEO Dara Khosrowshahi revealed yesterday, as the expanding global ... View the full article

Uber Eats announces Edinburgh expansion Edinburgh NewsView the full article

Uber Eats announces Edinburgh expansion Edinburgh NewsView the full article

Uber to buy dockless e-bike hire firm Jump Bikes road.ccUber has agreed to buy dockless e-bike hire firm Jump Bikes, with the company saying that its goal is to help people around the world choose the best means of ... View the full article

Trams are great for city transport – why doesn't the UK have more? Wired.co.ukThe UK used to be covered in trams, with networks in virtually every city and town, but now just eight (or six, depending on what you include) British metro areas ... View the full article

Arrival of Uber forces famously surly Paris taxi drivers to take etiquette lessons The TelegraphThe “godfather” of Parisian taxis has offered hundreds of cabbies free politeness lessons, conceding that the controversial arrival of Uber and other minicab ... View the full article

Uber pads out UK board as battle for London licence continues Insider.co.ukUber has appointed two big hitters to its UK board, including a former British Gas executive, as the ride hailing firm battles to keep its *service* running in London. View the full article

UKTN YouTube HQ shooting, Uber gets a London rival, Spotify FINALLY IPOs and more in The Week in Tech UKTN Product update from Skyscanner. TravelTech giant Skyscanner, based in Edinburgh, has expanded its offering to include a train booking feature. The UK tech unicorn, bought by Ctrip in December 2016 for £1.4bn, has partnered with Trip.com, which will ... Spotify jumps after analyst calls the music streaming service one of the best deals on the internetCNBC all 128 news articles » View the full article

Evening Standard TECH TRACKER LIVE: Facebook says 87 million users improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica Evening Standard Ross Stupart, partner at RSM in Edinburgh, said: "These figures show very clearly that despite the fears of a post-referendum slowdown, Scotland's tech sector is growing at a healthy rate." Stupart added that reasons for the growth included the key ... and more » View the full article

The Scotsman Nick Freer: Character is the tree, PR reputation the shadow The Scotsman Values drive culture and problem children of the digital economy like Uber illustrate that a faulty moral compass can lead to dangerous waters. Some of these issues were discussed at a fireside chat between FutureX's Bruce Walker and Galvanise Capital ... View the full article

The Independent Hillhead Bookclub brunch review: Ignore the pretentions and let the food do the talking The Independent Glasgow's brunch scene has become something of a spectacle, with bistros and pubs offering a no-frills experience in comparison to Edinburgh's boujee favourites like eggs benedict, shakshuka and mimosas. Hillhead Bookclub in the city's West End is no ... View the full article