Daily edition · Friday 30 October 2026

Scottish tech news, Friday 30 October 2026

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

Funding · Shetland

SaxaVord secures £60m investment as founding member steps down as director

SaxaVord has finalised a £60 million funding deal, with £30 million from Wild Ventures, as founding member Debbie Strang steps down as a director.

The Shetland Times · Shetland · 18h · 2 outlets · The story and its coverage

Top stories

Wick

Wick town centre bollards up and running after ‘issue with communication system’

John O'Groat Journal · 14h

Policy

UK 'data centre covenant' branded ‘utterly lacklustre’ by Scottish campaigners

STV News · 11h · 5 outlets

MSPs were warned that building just one hyperscale data centre could have ‘national level consequences' PA Media

Chapelcross nuclear power station site to get green hydrogen energy plant

The National · 15h

Growth · Edinburgh

Masters scholarships funding call now open to Scottish universities

The Data Lab · 16h

Aberdeen

Eleven turbines keep turning off Aberdeen Bay past a decade of legal fights

Energies Media · 15h

Eleven turbines off Aberdeen Bay near a golf course coastline, eleven turbines keep

Report

Scots renewables ‘support 49,000 jobs, £15bn output’

Scottish Financial Review · 2d · 9 outlets · The story and its coverage

Galashiels

Scottish Borders wind farm set for £major repowering after 2030

Midlothian View · 44h · 2 outlets

Report

SSERC reports 4,679 learners achieved a Young STEM Leader Award

SSERC · 21d · 2 outlets · The story and its coverage

Who just got funding

SaxaVord raises £60m

29 Oct 2026 · Growth · Unst · Shetland News · SaxaVord Spaceport on ayeoh

Entrepreneurial Scotland raises £120k

28 Oct 2026 · Glasgow · The Herald · Entrepreneurial Scotland on ayeoh

Kelvin Quantum wins £1.65m grant

28 Oct 2026 · Grant · Glasgow · University of Glasgow · Kelvin Quantum on ayeoh

Pure Water International raises £200k

28 Oct 2026 · Firstport

Amplified Global wins £50k grant

27 Oct 2026 · Grant · Glasgow · Deadline News · Amplified Global on ayeoh

That week on the record

Turner & Townsend won a £205k contract from East Lothian Council for Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme- Design Manager for Stage 6.

Contract · 29 Oct · Find a Tender

OneAdvanced won a £2.18m contract from Moray Council for Award of Provision of Financial Management System.

Contract · 28 Oct · Find a Tender

Excelra took on the bioinformatics team and services of Fios Genomics.

Acquisition · 27 Oct · The Malaysian Reserve

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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