Daily edition · Wednesday 28 October 2026

Scottish tech news, Wednesday 28 October 2026

The ayeoh front page as it stood at 6:41am that morning: the lead, the top stories, the money and the record.

Growth · Edinburgh

Edinburgh Rockstar workers to hold union vote alongside highly anticipated GTA VI launch

UK staff at Rockstar Games will vote on joining the IWGB union from November 12 through 26, overlapping the GTA 6 launch.

Edinburgh Evening News · Edinburgh · 13h · 6 outlets · The story and its coverage

Top stories

Funding

Scottish nursery tech firm raises £550,000 to take its next big step

The Herald · 20h · 3 outlets

Research · Glasgow

Four fintech firms awarded £200,000 to develop responsible AI technology

The Scotsman · 20h · 6 outlets

Policy · Aberdeen

New gas-fired power station at Peterhead is approved

Friends of the Earth Scotland · 12h · 12 outlets

Plans have been announced to build a new power station in Peterhead PA Media

Glasgow

Calls for Glasgow to block AI data centres amid fears residents could foot the bills

Glasgow Live · 15h

Policy · Perth

Perth and Kinross Council apologises over AI-generated map errors

The Courier · 25h · 2 outlets · The story and its coverage

Council apologises after AI-generated map pictures Perth and Kinross as it's never looked before

Growth · Highlands

Former Elgin pharmacy to get new life as Pokémon and D&D gaming hub

Northern Scot · 13h

Thurso

Woodcock Hill wind project removes turbines following ecological surveys

Energies Media · 17h

Fife

Fundraiser for retro gaming bar in Dunfermline city centre eyes 2027 opening

Dunfermline Press · 20h

Scottish subsea companies partner to take underwater cable repair capability offshore

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce · 46h · 2 outlets

Who just got funding

Nuuri raises £550k

27 Oct 2026 · Seed · Edinburgh · UK Tech Investment News · Nuuri on ayeoh

Revalint wins £247k grant

24 Oct 2026 · Grant · Silicon Scotland · Revalint on ayeoh

Mocean Energy wins £698k grant

14 Oct 2026 · Grant · Edinburgh · UKRI Gateway to Research · Mocean Energy on ayeoh

Cerefuze Medical UK wins £99.8k grant

14 Oct 2026 · Grant · Glasgow · UKRI Gateway to Research · Cerefuze Medical UK on ayeoh

Nami Surgical raises £3.4m

14 Oct 2026 · Growth · Glasgow · Maven Capital Partners · Nami Surgical on ayeoh

That week on the record

ICS.AI won a £4.75m contract from Renfrewshire Council for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transformation Programme.

Contract · 27 Oct · Public Contracts Scotland

Computacenter (UK) Ltd won a £186k contract from NHS Lanarkshire for NHSL1027 – Secure Remote Access Software Licensing and Support.

Contract · 26 Oct · Public Contracts Scotland

The BBC proposed replacing the BBC Scotland broadcast channel with digital-only output in spring 2027.

Closure · 25 Oct · John O'Groat Journal

Bellrock Consulting appointed Kate Fife as senior bid manager, based in Leeds, to support growth across the North and Midlands.

Appointment · 24 Oct · Bdaily

ASCO hired its first chief AI officer to lead the technology change.

Appointment · 27 Oct · TheBusinessDesk.com

Today's Scottish tech news on the front page

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