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  • UK laws ‘not ready’ for humanoid robots, expert warns 

    UK laws ‘not ready’ for humanoid robots, expert warns 

    Humanoid robots are moving closer to everyday life, but the…

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  • Scotland Women in Technology partners with The Data Lab to boost women into data and AI leadership roles

    Scotland Women in Technology partners with The Data Lab to boost women into data and AI leadership roles

    Scotland Women in Technology (SWiT) has today announced that it…

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  • Wikipedia founder to headline Scotland’s biggest AI gathering

    Wikipedia founder to headline Scotland’s biggest AI gathering

    Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia, headlines DataFest 2026 in Edinburgh…

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