Here are the business stories making the headlines in Scotland and the UK this morning.
Blackouts less likely this winter says National Grid
There is a lower risk of electricity blackouts this winter compared to last, according to National Grid, thanks to increased generation and the ability to manage demand.
This year the UK was "in a different position", it said in a report.
Chances of the lights going out were almost back to where they were before the energy crisis, it said.
But a scheme to pay people for cutting electricity use at peak times will still be used to help manage demand.
Income tax rise favoured by Yousaf would raise ‘quarter of £200m estimate’
A income tax hike being considered by Humza Yousaf would only raise £56 million next year and then even less in the future, according to analysis.
The first minister has repeatedly favoured a proposal from the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC), in which a 44p rate would be placed on earnings between £75,000 and £125,140 to help plug the £1billion black hole in the Scottish government’s finances.
Analysis by the Fraser of Allander Institute, the economic research institute, found that this would raise little more than a quarter of the £200 million projected by the STUC.
In a speech to union leaders’ annual conference in Dundee shortly after becoming first minister, Yousaf talked up the tax plans as he pledged to “go even further” with “progressive taxation”.
Sanquhar wind farm project delayed over new renewables tax
A major wind farm development in the south of Scotland has been put on hold over the cost of the incoming windfall tax on new renewables plants.
The Sanquhar II wind farm was due to begin operating in 2025.
The company behind the project said the development, which was projected to cost £300m, has been hit by rising costs.
Community Windpower wants the UK government to exempt the development from the tax, according to the BBC.
Meta announces AI chatbots with 'personality'
Meta has announced a series of new chatbots to be used in its Messenger service.
The chatbots will have "personality" and specialise in certain subjects, like holidays or cooking advice.
It is the latest salvo in a chatbot arms race between tech companies desperate to produce more accurate and personalised artificial intelligence.
The chatbots are still a work in progress with "limitations", said boss Mark Zuckerberg.
The company is calling its main chatbot "Meta AI" and can be used in messaging. For example, users can ask Meta AI questions in chat "to settle arguments" or ask other questions.
Shell staff say they are ‘deeply concerned’ by shift from green energy
hell employees have said they are “deeply concerned” by the oil giant’s shift away from green energy in a blistering open letter to the chief executive.
Wael Sawan, chief executive of Shell, has set out plans to scale back the company’s investment in renewables in a bid to boost profits.
The strategy could involve the FTSE 100 company selling a stake in or even spinning off its global renewable power business entirely. It recently scrapped the role of global head of renewables.
The open letter, which was posted on Shell’s internal website and seen by Reuters, read: “For a long time, it has been Shell’s ambition to be a leader in the energy transition. It is the reason we work here.
“The recent announcements at and after the capital markets day deeply concern us ... We can only hope the optics of the CMD [Capital Markets Day] announcements are deceiving us and that Shell continues its path as a leader in the energy transition.”