Can Amazon Echo help solve a murder? Police will soon find out.

A 2015 Arkansas murder case that had raised privacy questions surrounding “always-on” electronic home devices took a step forward last week after Amazon agreed to release recordings from the murder defendant’s Amazon Echo as possible evidence. The Seattle-based e-commerce company had refused to comply with police warrants requesting the data in December and sought to quash a search warrant in February, court records showed.

10 Scottish tech companies to watch in 2017

These days, Scotland is home to a growing number of digital technology businesses that are making a big impact on the tech and gaming world, from augmented reality and robotics to shopping made simple Here are 10 Scottish technology companies to keep an eye on in 2017, according to leading digital expert Alisdair Gunn and Scottish Development International . Computer vision and robotics experts Machines with Vision knew that their expertise in image recognition could revolutionise the transportation sector.