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Eggplant, the software testing business developed by Edinburgh-based entrepreneur George MacIntosh, has been acquired by Santa Rosa, California-headquartered Keysight Technologies, the New York Stock Exchange-listed tech group for $330 million. Eggplant has been majority-owned by global investm

Donald Trump has been threatened with legal action by rock band The Rolling Stones for using their songs at his campaign rallies despite cease-and-desist directives.

The growing international role of Scotland’s fintech cluster was given a further significant boost today with the announcement of £22.5 million innovation funding for the Global Open Finance Centre of Excellence (GOFCoE) to be established in Edinburgh and the Central region. The news was

KPMG’s Aberdeen team has completed the first stage of its relocation to the multi-million pound Marischal Square development in Aberdeen.

The Scottish Professional Football League Trust (SPFL) has announced that it has secured a further £1.25 million funding boost from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. 

Plans for a £15 million investment by London & Scottish developments, part of Glasgow-based London & Scottish Property Investment Management, to transform the former site of the Nestlé Purina factory in East Renfrewshire and create hundreds of jobs have been approved.

Edinburgh-based Reactec, a tech firm which recently launched a social distancing monitoring device, has completed a £700,000 funding round led by Archangels.  The money raised will be used for the ongoing development of its personal monitoring equipment and reporting technology.

In the face of unprecedented health and economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, millennials and Gen Zs express resolve and a vision to build a better future, according to a new survey by Deloitte.

Perthshire-based enterprise support organisation GrowBiz has launched the first multi-million-pound campaign of its kind to support the thousands of micro-enterprises across rural Scotland disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Over 60% of rural and island businesses in Scotland ha

More employees will become owners of the companies they work for as firms seek to ensure greater resilience in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, according to Lindsays lawyer Douglas Roberts. Mr Roberts has advised on more than 10 Employee Ownership (EO) deals which have been completed in the

Luxury and vintage handbags outperformed art, classic cars and rare whisky in auctions and sales last year, according to a report from Art Market Research. 

Mackie's of Scotland is embarking on a £100,000 growth drive to build awareness with new audiences across the UK.

Zumo, the Edinburgh-based cryptocurrency wallet and exchange platform, has taken its first step towards the creation of a seamless fiat-to-cryptocurrency payments system with the launch of a sterling (GBP) functionality, powered by Modulr, the digital payments platform. From mid-July, the partnershi

Lloyds Bank International has announced that it will be cutting 80 jobs as investment management firm Brooks Macdonald has purchased part of the business. The cuts will be made across various teams based in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

A bitter row between two neighbours over the paternity of five goats has ended up in court.