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Rare new role for tech tycoon

Apple pioneer Wozniak teams up with Mone in venture fund

Doug Barrowman, Michelle Mone,Steve Wozniak pic EquiGlobal
Game changers: Doug Barrowman,  Steve Wozniak and Lady Mone   Apple Computer tycoon Steve Wozniak has confirmed that he is joining Baroness Michelle Mone and her partner Doug Barrowman as a co-founder of EquiRead More

Cross border trade plan

Forbes heads to Dublin for Scots-Irish ‘cluster’ talks

Kate Forbes, SNP digital minister
Kate Forbes: travels to Ireland (pic: Terry Murden)   Scottish minister Kate Forbes will travel to Ireland this week for talks aimed at building a new cross-border financial and technologyRead More

Fintech firm sold for £1.65bn

Gore buys FNZ in one of year’s largest fintech deals

FNZ offices (FNZ website)
FNZ’s Tanfield offices employ 300 staff   Global wealth management company FNZ, which relocated its corporate HQ to Edinburgh, has been acquired by Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management and CanadianRead More

As manager wins Trust mandate...

Standard Life Aberdeen ‘in talks’ over Saudi wealth fund

Riyadh (Saudi Tourism)
The Edinburgh company may set up an office in Riyadh (pic: Saudi Tourism)   Standard Life Aberdeen is on the verge of securing a double boost after being named managerRead More

Tycoon to pay fine

Musk steps down at Tesla as deal reached over tweets

Tesla
Elon Musk is to step down as chairman of the electric car company he created after reaching a settlement with the US regulator over tweets he posted about taking theRead More

Shares fall over tycoon law suit

Musk facing securities fraud over Tesla tweets

Tesla
Tesla has a branch in Edinburgh   Shares in car manufacturer Tesla slumped in early US trade after the regulator issued a law suit against founder Elon Musk for allegedRead More

Beer deal outrage

BrewDog cancels US brewery tie-up over Trump offer

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Scofflaw: supporting Trump   Scottish craft brewer BrewDog has cancelled a tie-up with a US beer maker after it offered free drinks to Donald Trump supporters. The Aberdeenshire-based company hadRead More

Technology boosts sales

AI cutting the cost of product translation

Christian Arno
Christian Arno: ‘AI is no longer science fiction’   Artificial intelligence is saving companies hundreds of thousands of pounds by cutting the cost of translating catalogues and other product information,Read More

Expansion for Stirling firm

Distillery designer Allen Associates expands overseas

Scott Allen
Scott Allen: major milestone   A Scottish distillery designer has ramped up its international presence with a contract to create the largest malt whisky distillery in Australia.    Stirling-based Allen AssociatesRead More

US media giant wins auction

Comcast outfoxes Murdoch to acquire Sky in £30bn deal

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Sky deal ends Murdoch’s influence   US cable giant Comcast has won the battle for Sky against Fox, seeing off Rupert Murdoch’s attempts to seize full control of the satelliteRead More