Peter A Walker
Content Editor at Scottish Business Insider
Writer, editor, dreamweaver, visionary; plus Dad.
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insider.co.uk | Peter A Walker
A team of Edinburgh Napier University cyber security researchers have taken their fight against impersonation scams to the next level – after setting up their own company. LastingAsset has become the latest to spin out from the university's School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment. It started out as a project to protect digital assets, before the founding team adapted the technology to tackle imposter calls.
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insider.co.uk | Peter A Walker
Plans for a visitor levy across the Western Isles have been put on hold. A report to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar councillors said a cost benefit analysis suggested a tourist tax would have "marginal benefits" and could potentially harm the islands' tourism economy. Officers said the pause would also allow time for a potential introduction of a "point-of-entry" levy, which could be charged at ports and airports.
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insider.co.uk | Peter A Walker
A high-rise student accommodation development near the Clyde has been given the go ahead, as objectors to the scheme appeared to be branded “mental” during a hearing. Councillors on Glasgow’s planning committee have approved Graham Investment Projects’ £70m bid to build a 25-storey residence on the site of a former office building at Hydepark Street, which collapsed earlier this year.
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insider.co.uk | Peter A Walker
Funding of £9.22m has been awarded to BAE Systems to support a training and skills academy. The Scottish Enterprise support will form part of a project to modernise its shipyards on the Clyde, creating around 300 new jobs and securing over a thousand more. It is part of a wider £300m investment by BAE Systems which includes a new shipbuilding facility and the adoption of pioneering manufacturing technologies to improve productivity.
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1 week ago |
insider.co.uk | Peter A Walker
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce has signed five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Chinese institutions during a trade mission to the 11th China Shanghai International Technology Fair (CSITF). Among them was an agreement with the Shanghai Airport Authority aimed at exploring the potential for a direct air route between Shanghai and Glasgow.
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Found this while rummaging in the attic - @mixcloud @nicoperez do I get a prize for the OG fundraiser t-shirt? https://t.co/7cRwefqzal
If you’re in need of an #NYE playlist, then at the bottom of this list is a spotify sequence of all my 2024 favourites (and some of the best Jackmaster mixes too; RIP)
Jumping back onto the hellsite to see if anyone wants to have a look at my favourite music of the year list… https://t.co/V50ZiNwbPG
