Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Scottish ski centres celebrate bumper snowfall
Scotland's ski centres are celebrating a bumper start to the winter season after a week of heavy snow in the north of the country.
While the weather has brought major disruption in the North-east, snow sports venues say they have been "blessed" with perfect conditions.
It is a welcome turnaround for sites including Cairngorm Mountain and Lecht Ski Centre, which have struggled with little snowfall over the last two years.
James Martin blocked from using his name on spirits
The TV chef James Martin has lost a legal battle with a Scotch whisky company over an attempt to register his own name as a trademark.
The ITV presenter sought exclusive ownership of his name for a range of products to expand his brand. He applied to register “James Martin” and “James Martin’s” as trademarks for alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks including spirits.
However, lawyers for Macdonald & Muir, owner of famous Scotch whiskies including Glenmorangie and Ardbeg, opposed the application and said the name was identical to one of their products.
Musk says X outcry is 'excuse for censorship'
Elon Musk has said critics of his social media site X are looking for "any excuse for censorship", after its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok drew criticism over its use to create sexualised images of people without their knowledge or consent.
Ofcom says it is conducting an urgent assessment of X in response, with the backing of Technology Secretary Liz Kendall.
But the chairwomen of Parliament's technology and media committees have both said they are concerned that "gaps" in the Online Safety Act might hinder the media regulator's ability to deal with the matter.