Bill Magee

Edinburgh, Scotland

Columnist at Freelance

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SWA RAISES DRAM TO UK/US TRADE TALKS By Bill Magee First-class response...

2 weeks ago | linkedin.com | Bill Magee

SWA RAISES DRAM TO UK/US TRADE TALKS By Bill Magee First-class response by Scotch Whisky Association to what is a tense and thoroughly unprecedented global market situation. One that really shouldn't have to happen. Except for the machinations of one individual obsessed with imposing tarrifs on all and sundry. Amidst economic conditions that really can only be truly controlled given market forces the US freely espouses. Wanting the US commercial cake and eating it?
ENGAGE INVEST EXPLOIT £1 BILLION-PLUS JOURNEY By Bill Magee EIE25, being...

3 weeks ago | linkedin.com | Bill Magee

ENGAGE INVEST EXPLOIT £1 BILLION-PLUS JOURNEY By Bill Magee EIE25, being staged in mid-May, celebrates over a decade-and-a-half during which over 550 tech ventures have been nurtured securing more than £1.2 billion in investment. The Investment Showcase began in 2008 with ten ambitious startups at University of Edinburgh's Appleton Tower attracting 50 investors.
Are Robots Our Friends? Digital Time Will Tell..

1 month ago | linkedin.com | Bill Magee

AIso, AI's Wee Chums - Algorithms - Can Also Be Hard to Please at TimesArtificial intelligent solutions are reckoned to be with us, like, all the time. Not quite. In a Digital Era that is supposed to be all about instant communications. It can be argued the entire system falls down as algorithms - AI's foundational instructions - at times go to sleep. Especially at weekends.
Retro Retail Therapy a Hit with Scots Gen Z Consumers by Bill Magee

1 month ago | electricscotland.com | Bill Magee

Dateline: Glasgow Merchant CityThe next time you're on a city centre retail therapy expedition (buying stuff, to you and me), or just out for a walk to build up your daily steps towards that elusive 10K, prise your nose away from that insistent "always on" mobile for a personal reality check. Apparently, it's the era of "nostalgia marketing" a trend viewed enthusiastically especially by the first fully fledged digital generation, aged 8-23 that involves anything so-called retro.
DotCom Mrk II Looming if AI Not Sorted

1 month ago | linkedin.com | Bill Magee

It is, perhaps, the number one digital conundrum facing all of us... The endless bombardment of the artificial intelligent "mind" with, it appears, an infinite amount of information. Then somehow teaching the very same entity - for want of a better description - how to forget. AI, especially generative, is being heavily marketed by Big Tech. However, without sufficient thought given as regards how a product, tool or solution can be equipped with the ability to review its own entire dataset.
3-Out-Of-5 GIVE WRONG ANSWERS TO QUERIES ~ NEW STUDY

1 month ago | linkedin.com | Bill Magee

"Alarming Inconsistencies and Inaccuracies" Displayed by top Eight Search Engines"Hidden pitfalls in generative-artificial intelligent (GenAI)-powered search tools but with highly-damaging and very public outcomes are revealed in a new study. It raises a key question in a Digital Era where Big Tech heavily markets such innovative products as a panacea to all our communication and connecting strategies.
Clear AI Strategy a Must or Else Commercial Failure on Cards

1 month ago | linkedin.com | Bill Magee

It's the wise Business Leader who realises jumping on the AI bandwagon for AI's sake fundamentally misses the point. Instead, it must be all about navigating cultural change through evolving new ways of working. Fit for this Digital Age... By seamlessly integrating the right AI tools(s) for your enterprise ecosystem. Catch this timely podcast https://lnkd.in/eqinQ2jXHere, Exception breaks down four key AI tools shaping the modern workplace. The real challenge before all of us is cultural adoption..
Scotland's Prime Position as Global R&D Partner Under Threat Following US Political Moves

1 month ago | electricscotland.com | Bill Magee

Scottish Universities have been put on high-alert following an influential Massachusetts Institute of Technology report warning the Trump political regime - spearheaded by Musk's DOGE - is "dismantling" scientific leadership with global ramifications the outcome. Scotland's science and technology-based partnership-based expertise is world renowned in terms of international collaborative work that knows no bounds.
SCAMMERS AFTER YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ~ BEWARE!!

1 month ago | linkedin.com | Bill Magee

We should all be indebted to Which? for alerting us to why scammers view our "socials" as cash cows. To sell your data or scam your contacts out of money by impersonating you. The UK consumer watchdog offers up the following steps to take if your account is compromised ~ one prime example is how a well-known brand is impersonated. It can be Amazon, O2 you name it.
Gen Alpha Urgently Need Digital Coaching

Jan 20, 2025 | linkedin.com | Bill Magee

Young Digital Natives face uncertain year ahead in jobs stakes An influential report by Edinburgh College www.edinburghcollege.ac.uk has revealed it is increasingly being called upon to run simple "dip-in-dip-out" tech skill courses for young business starts. Such individuals may be well able to use innumerable apps and converse with social media all day long. Just don't ask them to do simple tasks like adding an attachment to an email.