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The Data Lab launches skills framework to future-proof Scotland’s AI workforce

3 days ago | holyrood.com | Sofia Villegas

The Data Lab has unveiled a data and AI skills framework to ensure Scotland’s workforce is fit for the future. The new guidance addresses challenges in digital education, offering pathways for people and businesses to improve their capabilities, and for educators to identify talent shortages. It aims to tackle barriers to data and AI upskilling and help navigate future workforce development.
ScotRail trials Starlink satellites wi-fi in UK first

3 days ago | holyrood.com | Sofia Villegas

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites will supply wi-fi to train passengers in the north of Scotland for the first time in the UK. ScotRail will trial the technology in six trains that operate on the Inverness to Wick, Thurso, Kyle of Lochalsh, and Aberdeen services. The rail operator said the six-month pilot was a first for the UK for onboard passenger wi-fi and, if successful, could be deployed in other routes.
Personal data stolen in Marks & Spencer cyber-attack

3 days ago | holyrood.com | Sofia Villegas

Marks & Spencer has confirmed some customer data was taken in the cyber-attack that hit its systems three weeks ago. Since 21 April the British retailer has been dealing with a cyber incident that has forced it to shut its online orders and take some of its system offline. It is understood the attack has caused the chain to lose millions in revenue. M&S said some customer information was accessed during the breach, including people’s names, numbers, and home and email addresses.
MSPs to vote on assisted dying legislation

4 days ago | holyrood.com | Ruaraidh Gilmour

MSPs will vote on plans to legalise assisted dying this evening. The member’s bill tabled by Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur would allow terminally ill adults to seek medical help to end their life. It is the third time assisted dying legislation has been put before members at Holyrood, with plans never having made it past the first legislative hurdle.
Ofom investigating porn sites for having 'ineffective' age checks

4 days ago | holyrood.com | Sofia Villegas

Ofcom has launched a probe into two pornographic websites for a suspected breach of the Online Safety Act (OSA). Itai Tech Ltd Ltd, owner of site Undress.cc – a free AI-powered tool that removes clothes of individuals in images - and Score Internet Group LLC which runs the site Scoreland.com, are being investigated after they failed to provide the regulator with details on their age checks.
Gillian Mackay to run for Scottish Green co-leader

1 week ago | holyrood.com | Louise Wilson

Gillian Mackay is running to the next co-leader of the Scottish Green Party. The Central Scotland MSP said it was “important that we have women with big voices and ideas” on the frontline of politics while it is “dominated by the egos of men”. The Greens elect two leaders every two years, at least one of whom must be female. All the other parties currently represented at Holyrood are led by men.
Political Spin: Joani Reid

1 week ago | holyrood.com | Ruaraidh Gilmour

What was the first record that you ever bought? I’m really embarrassed to admit this, but it was Whigfield’s Saturday Night. It had a dance routine that went along with it. I remember I got it in Woolworths on Dumbarton Road in Partick. It was very exciting. I wish it were something cooler, but sadly not. What record will always get you on the dance floor? There are quite a few, I have to say. It’s quite easy to get me up on the dance floor.
Don't let my brother rot in prison, Labour councillor tells foreign secretary

1 week ago | holyrood.com | Kirsteen Paterson

A Labour councillor has urged foreign secretary David Lammy not to let his brother "rot away in prison". In a strongly-worded statement, Gurpreet Singh Johal has hit out at inaction on his younger brother's case as he continues to languish in an Indian jail. A member of the administration of West Dunbartonshire Council, Johal has met with successive foreign secretaries since his brother Jagtar was bundled into an unmarked van by plain clothes officers in 2017.
Scottish Parliament changes toilet provision after Supreme Court ruling

1 week ago | holyrood.com | Kirsteen Paterson

The Scottish Parliament has made changes to its toilet facilities in the wake of the Supreme Court judgment. All male and female toilets at the site will be single-sex after the court ruled that guidance in overarching equalities law refers to biological sex. Three toilets in the public area of the building will now be designated as “gender-neutral” to allow for use by anyone.
Wikipedia legally challenges Online Safety Act

1 week ago | holyrood.com | Sofia Villegas

Wikipedia has taken legal action against the UK’s online safety rules, arguing some of its measures could expose the site to “manipulation and vandalism”. The Wikimedia Foundation – the charity behind the online encyclopaedia – is seeking a judicial review of parts of the Online Safety Act (OSA) which could define the site as a category one service. Services which fall under this category are subject to the toughest content moderation duties including user verification measures.