Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Wireless Festival boss defends Kanye West appearance
The managing director of Wireless Festival has defended the decision to choose Kanye West as a headliner, encouraging people to offer the rapper "forgiveness".
It follows a backlash over West's scheduled appearance in July, which has seen sponsors pull out of the London event and criticism from politicians. The star released a song called Heil Hitler and sold swastika T-shirts last year. He later apologised and blamed his bipolar disorder.
Melvin Benn, managing director at Festival Republic, said: "Forgiveness and giving people a second chance are becoming a lost virtue in this ever-increasing divisive world."
AI training key to new job creation, says Google’s UK head
Fears that mass unemployment will stem from artificial intelligence are likely to be exaggerated if history is anything to go by, according to Google’s UK head.
“The reality is that over every period of major technological disruption over the years, we’ve had these fears [of mass unemployment] and it just hasn’t proven to be the case,” Kate Alessi, the UK and Ireland managing director of Google, said. “What we also see is that through these times of massive technological change, many new jobs are created.”
Her comments come amid increasing concern about the potential impact of AI on the labour market from leading economists and politicians. In January Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, warned that it could “usher in a new era of mass unemployment” unless controlled.
Price of first class stamp rises to £1.80
The price of stamps has risen again, as the postal service faces criticism for failing to hit delivery targets.
A first class stamp now costs £1.80 - an increase of 10p - while a second class letter has risen by 4p to 91p.
Royal Mail has said the increases are necessary because people are sending far fewer letters while the number of addresses continues to increase.
Call for parents to teach online privacy like road safety
Parents should teach children online privacy as an essential life skill in the same way as stranger danger or road safety, the UK's data watchdog has said.
The warning comes after research by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) found three in four parents feared their child could not make safe online privacy choices.
The ICO has launched a campaign urging families to have simple conversations with their children about protecting personal information after its study found privacy was one of the least discussed online safety topics.
Unilever eyes more health deals after food exit
Unilever is preparing to pursue more “science-led” health and wellness deals after the sale of its food business.
The FTSE 100 consumer goods giant said it was on the hunt for new acquisitions for its €12.8billion health and wellbeing arm, which has been assembled through a string of deals and is emerging as a key growth engine for the group.
Jostein Solheim, chief executive of the division, said Unilever was “always evaluating what opportunities there are for others to join this collective of companies”.