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This data centre in Texas shows how enormous they can be. Picture: Brandon Bell

Why Scotland shouldn't let data centres become a national pariah
Data centres should only be allowed if they meet high environmental standards and are located in the right places, but it’s clear we need them
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The Scottish government is working to build public trust and confidence in artificial intelligence. Picture: Hector Retamal

Scotland can't be so afraid of AI that it loses £23 billion GDP boost Alyn Smith

Experts worry that artificial intelligence is blurring the boundaries between reality and fiction, handing cybercriminals a cheap and effective technology to exploit. Picture: Chris Delmas

That desperate call from your daughter may have been AI cybercriminal Ronald Hepburn

Quantum computers would be far faster than traditional ones Picture: Patrick Lux

How quantum computing breakthrough could help supercharge AI bots Scotsman comment

Taxpayer-backed SNIB leads £3.4m funding for Glasgow robotic surgery specialist

ScotGov’s Techscaler sends founders on investor missions to London and Paris

Edinburgh tech firm’s rail defect system aims to keep trains running smoothly

Eight in ten Scottish firms see productivity boost from AI but human touch vital

PF1 on-board computer system

Scottish space firm’s hardware takes a ride on German rocket

Edinburgh firm’s modular GPS sports watch to take on might of Apple and Garmin

Edinburgh tech firm’s know-how taking Saudi Pro League football global

Despite rapid advances in the technology, there is still no global regulatory framework governing AI safety (Picture: Hector Retamal)

Threat posed by AI is down to egotism ofTrump and others Martyn McLaughlin

There are several reasons why Scotland is so attractive to the companies behind data centres (Picture: Yui Mok)

Why Scotland is such a good place to build data centres Professor Ana Basiri

Protesters against data centres may have a point but we are going to need them (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

AI's importance to UK economy is already huge and only going to grow Scotsman comment

Warnings from people working at the heart of companies involved in artificial intelligence should be taken seriously (Picture: Joel Saget)

AI is a super-intelligent psychopath that could kill us all Ronald Hepburn

Edinburgh AI specialist adds top talent from FanDuel and Waracle

Techscaler cohort: Ten of Scotland’s top tech founders head to Silicon Valley

Vast data centres have been springing up across the UK (Picture: Carl Court)

Extreme data centre opponents actually make developers' jobs easier John McLellan

Edinburgh avionics firm to help power pioneering ‘self-consuming’ rocket engine

Social media's attitude towards child safety has been utterly shocking (Picture: Sean Gallup)

The case for a crackdown on the evils of social media is overwhelming Ian Johnston

New Scottish coding and AI hubs to address ‘unacceptable postcode lottery’

AI adoption in Scotland remains behind UK - Bank of Scotland Business Barometer

It may be a short step from robots telling us what to say to telling us what to think (Picture: Paul Gilham)

Why we must resist AI control of our language (and how AI rewrote me) Ian Johnston

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg arrives at the Los Angeles Superior Court during a court case in which Meta and YouTube was accused of building addictive platforms that cause harm to children (Picture: Jill Connelly)

Until new laws come in, Zuckerberg's smart glasses are for creeps Stephen Jardine

Cirrus Logic puts Edinburgh operation at heart of smart energy innovation

Anthropic's Claude is one of the world's leading AI systems (Picture: Michael M Santiago)

We need laws to tackle AI models prepared to resort to blackmail Scotsman comment

Key Scottish industries ‘could unlock billions’ from riding next wave of IoT

Glasgow ticketing disruptor valued at £2.2m after funding boost

Edinburgh AI-focused start-up crowned ‘UK’s top tech innovator’

Scotland's world-class universities, its finance sector and supplies of renewable energy can help the country thrive as artificial intelligence transforms society (Picture: Andy Buchanan)

Why Scotland has a brief chance to become a global AI giant Dex Hunter-Torricke

Calnex Solutions sees diversification strategy pay off as revenues rise 19%

Firm aims to be Scotland’s top GovTech scale-up as revenues top £1m

The algorithms that control robot minds are inherently amoral and their influence on the younger generation, in particular, is increasing (Illustration by GraphicaArtis)

Why Adam Smith's moral philosophy provides an antidote to poison of AI Ronald Hepburn

£2.6m for Edinburgh firm producing ‘live experiences’ for Netflix and Bafta

Edinburgh’s PureLiFi agrees deal to ‘revolutionise’ gigabit broadband

New Scottish online venture to help millions of erectile dysfunction sufferers

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to headline Scotland’s biggest ever AI gathering

Edinburgh Uni spinout raises £10m to help address three 'pressing challenges'

Scotland’s tech sector ‘cautiously optimistic’ as AI drives growth

Children learn, play and socialise online, and enjoy many benefits from social media, messaging apps, gaming and other digital platforms – but they need to be safe (Picture: David Gray)

How tech companies are failing to keep Scotland’s children safe Joanne Smith

AI and software specialist Zudu names new CEO and moves to Leith

ILI says its proposed cluster of hyperscale data centres will be one of the biggest in the world (Picture: ILI)

Hyperscale data centres are scarily large but Scotland needs them Scotsman comment

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has announced the government no longer plans to exempt AI from copyright laws for training purposes (Picture: Dan Kitwood)

AI revolution is upon us but we can't let it replace human creativity Scotsman comment

These Scottish independence supporters are real, but the same can't be said for some social media accounts (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How Iran outdid SNP in promoting Scottish independence on social media Professor Darren Linvill and Professor Patrick Warren

Hundreds of robotic technologies coming to Edinburgh that could change our lives

Artificial intelligence can lie to humans if it thinks it is being tested

AI is a life-saving technology that we should not be afraid to embrace Scotsman comment

Scottish start-up Hosel bringing ‘trust’ to £2 billion used golfing gear market

TikTok has become the social media platform of choice for many young people (Picture: Roni Bintang)

Talking to young people about serious issues means learning to TikTok Karyn McCluskey

CodeBase unveils shake-up as former Skyscanner director gets on board

From left, co-founders Dr Valentino Seferai, CTO; Dr Jack Brennan, CEO; Wridhdhisom Karar, Measurement Lead; and Prof Martin Weides, Scientific Advisor.

£2.5 million boost for Glasgow Uni spin-out at cutting edge of quantum tech

Scottish firms join forces to back Britain’s convenience stores

Soggy sawdust is no problem for the The Karcher WD6 P Premium

Review: this Karcher wet & dry vac is a beast - and it’s reduced

Scottish jobs tech platform embarks on ‘pivotal year’ with key appointment

Scottish tech platform to support famous Burning Man festival in Nevada desert

Flagship accelerator seeks ‘Scotland’s most promising tech founders’

Scottish AI platform to help firms tap £200 million in unclaimed grant funding

An ABB robot at the National Robotarium

How Scotland is falling behind in the global robot revolution Stewart Miller

Stac chairman Jim Rowan and Paul Wilson, CEO. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Former Volvo CEO to chair Scottish tech accelerator as it launches £15m fund

Johnston Carmichael and Stac tie-up to ‘empower’ Scotland’s tech entrepreneurs

Tech surge: Why Scotland saw record tech firm incorporations in 2025

The AI tool Grok on Elon Musk's X social media platform is being misused to create naked images of people (Picture: Hans Lucas/Vincent Feuray)

Why MPs' committee is quitting X/Twitter and you should too Christine Jardine

Now in its 16th year, the awards initiative celebrates the 'innovation, ambition and impact' of Scotland’s digital technology sector.

Final call for flagship Scottish digital technology awards

Babies under the age of one should not spend any time on computer screens at all, according to the World Health Organisation (Picture: John Downing/Express)

New warning about childhood in the digital age must not go unheeded Scotsman comment

Team members at Archangels, the Edinburgh-based business angel syndicate.

Archangels gives £41 million boost to Scottish tech and life science scale-ups

Scots satellite firm goes global with £6m boost and former Virgin Galactic boss

Smartphones and their enticing apps can be hard to resist (Picture: Sean Gallup)

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The Carpuride W903 Portable Wireless Carplay & Android Auto display has dropped to an amazing price

The best Android Auto car display we’ve tested is now incredibly cheap

The lost CV: How AI is upending recruitment and what job candidates must do now

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