Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Musk sues Apple and ChatGPT maker for ‘conspiring’ against him
Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against Apple and ChatGPT maker OpenAI, accusing the companies of conspiring against his AI business.
The lawsuit, filed by Mr Musk’s xAI and his social media platform X, alleges that the two tech giants have engaged in an “anti-competitive” scheme to maintain their dominance.
It said an exclusive agreement to embed ChatGPT’s software in the iPhone had made it harder for rivals such as xAI’s chatbot Grok to scale and innovate. It also accused Apple of de-prioritising other chatbots and so-called “super apps” in its app store.
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Keurig Dr Pepper to buy Peet's coffee for $18bn
US drinks giant Keurig Dr Pepper has agreed to buy Dutch coffee firm JDE Peet's for €15.7bn (£13.6bn, $18.4bn) in the largest European acquisition in more than two years.
The companies plan to split into two US-listed firms after the merger, with one focused on coffee brands including Douwe Egberts and L'Or - while the other will sell soft drinks such as Schweppes, Snapple and 7 Up.
Executives said the purchase was intended to create a "resilient and diversified" coffee business, forming a "global coffee champion" at a time when the industry is grappling with tariffs and high prices for coffee beans.
UK food price inflation jumps to 17-month high
Food price inflation in the UK has accelerated to a 17-month high this month, worrying policymakers at the Bank of England and worsening the cost of living pressures on British households.
The latest measure of shop prices from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and NielsenQ (NIQ) said food price inflation was 4.2% in August year-on-year, up from 4% in July.
The Bank is growing increasingly concerned about renewed inflationary pressures spreading from food prices through to other parts of the economy. According to its estimates, food price inflation could accelerate to exceed 5% later this year.
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First livestream to come from Scottish criminal court
An appeal in a trial that has been postponed three times will be the first to be livestreamed under a new service from the Scottish courts.
The public will be able to watch the case unfold online later this week through "Criminal Appeal Court Live".
It's the first time a Scottish criminal court has used a regular livestreaming service, following a similar scheme involving civil cases introduced at the Court of Session two years ago.