Could AI misinformation sway the Scottish election?
Persuasive AI assistants, deepfakes and bots are now commonplace. But could they be used by bad actors to influence Scotland’s elections?
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Scottish care homes owned by the Chinese state in tax havens
Dozens of Scotland’s care home buildings are owned by companies based in tax havens and controlled by global hedge
Revealed: Scottish property worth billions owned by tax haven firms
Foreign companies own £4.4 billion worth of Scottish property, The Ferret can reveal, leading to calls for greater transparency
Glasgow Council spent nearly £20,000 on Lord Provost portrait
Glasgow City Council has been accused of “ridiculous” spending after a freedom of information request by The Ferret revealed it
Two Scottish councils lending £15m for English council to gamble with
Two Scottish councils have loaned millions of pounds to an English council which borrows far more than any other council
Loopholes let MSPs declare ‘arbitrary’ share values
A Conservative MSP is exploiting a loophole in parliamentary rules to avoid declaring the value of her stake in a
Bank increases bet that Irn-Bru maker AG Barr will fail
A Swiss private bank has upped its multi-million pound bet on Irn-Bru maker AG Barr to fail during the coronavirus
Airbnb hosts in Scotland defy coronavirus lockdown
Airbnb hosts across Scotland are facing police and council action for welcoming guests despite a government ban aimed at slowing
NHS struggled to recruit senior anaesthetists before coronavirus
Many Scottish health boards have struggled to recruit as many consultant anaesthetists as they need, making it harder to keep
Football clubs accused of ‘astonishing’ failures to protect children
Childrens’ charities have accused Scottish football clubs of failing to protect young players from sexual abuse, following research from The
Baillie Gifford ‘hypocrisy’ on £400m fossil fuel investments
An investment firm which funnels hundreds of millions of pounds into the fossil fuel industry has been attacked for “hypocrisy”
Keep investing in fossil fuels, pension fund tells council
The managers of a £24 billion pension fund want Glasgow councillors to keep investing in fossil fuels – despite the council
Rural areas worst hit by post office closures in Scotland
Rural areas in the west of Scotland have been badly hit by post office closures in the last ten years,