Better regulation rather than banning orders is the way to tackle harmful content, argues IAN RITCHIE The much-anticipated Australian social media ban finally took effect in December. Children under 16 are now banned from having accounts on ‘age-related’ social media platforms; providers can be fined up to A$50 million if they fail to make reasonable […]
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World Cup Bank Holiday: a guide for employers
Scotland’s return to football’s biggest stage has raised questions over entitlement to time off, writes KATY SHARPE As excitement builds towards Scotland’s first appearance at a men’s World Cup for 28 years, employers may find themselves facing a very different kind of fixture list. Annual leave requests are already warming up on the sidelines, and […]
Telling your company’s story in an AI world
Artificial intelligence is changing how your message is discovered, writes DEBBIE BYERS Having worked in the public relations industry for more than 30 years, I’ve seen a lot of major changes take place across the media, marketing and communications landscape, from the growth of the internet and the dot.com boom to the explosion of social […]
Cheese gets the sommelier treatment
Tanny Gill: filling a missing link A new academy will raise the status of Scottish cheese, writes JULENA DRUMI Whisky, wine and beer enthusiasts have always relied on age-old methods to provide assurances about quality standards and provenance and now the same guarantees are being offered to the nation’s cheese lovers. Tanny Gill, one of […]
Orbex talks prompt call for funding rethink
Orbex planned rocket launches from Sutherland Weeks after staging its biggest show of strength in the space sector, uncertainty hangs over one of Scotland’s key players, writes TERRY MURDEN Hundreds of delegates descended on Glasgow for the pre-Christmas Space-Comm Expo to celebrate “a jewel in the UK’s advanced manufacturing crown.” They heard that the rapidly […]