Science and Technology

The group had conducted an exercise known as spear-phishing to steal information from a “significant” number of parliamentarians

British politicians hacked 'in service of Russia’s goals of confrontation', MPs told

Lewis Capaldi gained more TikTok views than Sam Smith, Central Cee and Anne-Marie.

Scottish star Lewis Capaldi crowned TikTok’s most-viewed UK artist for 2023

The Seastar tidal farm project off Orkney will have 16 turbines installed

Exclusive How Scotland is leading in marine energy with one of world’s biggest tidal farms

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The map reveals the extent and progress of renewable energy projects across Scotland

New map reveals scale and progress of Scotland’s renewable energy projects

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Is banning smartphones from schools a smart idea?

COMMENT Pat Kane: School phone bans may rob kids of digital evolution

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Almost 20,000 reports of the Three network being down were received

Several mobile networks down for thousands across UK

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Smiths Interconnect is set to receive over £3m in funding to improve its space component testing lab

Dundee 'deep space' simulator project to receive £3.8m investment

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Work has begun on Sutherland spaceport

Spaceport proposes smaller rocket launch site to protect habitats

First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf with King Charles III as they visit Heriot-Watt University Dubai Campus

Humza Yousaf and King Charles open Scottish university's Dubai campus

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It's become an all-island story because the haplessness involved is easily relatable

COMMENT Pat Kane: Matheson shows how technology should be enhancing not frazzling

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Jura, an unmanned research vessel, was launched from Oban and successfully recovered scientific data from an undersea sensor

Scottish research ship completes world-first mission near Rockall

The Ministry of Defence was responsible for losing the largest number of devices, including laptops and mobile phones

UK Government loses more than 2000 electronic devices in one year

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Virtual production work in Abertay’s existing Virtual Production Research Environment

New research and development labs to boost Scotland’s screen sector

HSBC has said it is aware of the issue and is investigating the matter.

Is HSBC down? Users report problems with app and online banking

Osprey is the UK’s fastest-growing EV rapid-charging network with over 800 charge points installed nationwide

Electric car chargers installed at popular Highlands tourist spot

‘Pop archaeologists’ scour record shops in search of long-forgotten tracks

COMMENT Stuart Cosgrove: Scottish audio wizards make me extraordinarily proud

AI in the wrong hands is far from being intelligent or even well-informed

COMMENT Michael Russell: AI is only as good or bad as we are

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UKube-1, a satellite built by Glasgow-based technology firm Clyde Space.

comment Scotland, space and sustainability: Innovation crops up in the most unexpected places

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Rishi Sunak blocked a request from the Scottish Government to attend the AI safety summit last week

Exclusive Scotland could have offered 'unique perspective' at UK AI safety summit

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) shakes hands with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk after an in-conversation event

comment Rishi Sunak’s Elon Musk ‘interview’ is a dark foretaste of our dystopian future

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Why is my boiler pressure too high and how do I fix this problem?

Why does my boiler pressure keep going too high and how do I lower it?

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivering a speech setting out how he will address the dangers presented by artificial intelligence

Rishi Sunak blocks Scottish Government from attending major AI summit

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Pupils at Rosshall Academy wear face coverings as it became mandatory in corridors and communal areas on August 31, 2020 in Glasgow

Kate Forbes: A radical and unpopular suggestion for young people's mental health

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Maxwell Scott-Slade is the director of Edinburgh-based gaming company Glitchers

EXCLUSIVE 'We can change lives': How one Scottish games company is helping to fight dementia

Elon Musk (left) and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will appear 'in conversation' after the UK AI summit

Elon Musk 'in conversation with' Rishi Sunak broadcast scheduled after AI summit

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech setting out how he will address the dangers presented by artificial intelligence

comment Shona Craven: Can Rishi Sunak and Elon Musk protect us from AI risks?

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Rob Elsworthy works in Canada and had plenty of good things to say about the Scottish gaming industry

EXCLUSIVE 'I can't say enough about it': Top gaming director heaps praise on Scottish sector

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Executive director of International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and UN legal expert, Melissa Parke will address multiple events

UN legal expert to address MSPs on nuclear disarmament and climate crisis

Richard Lochhead (left) with the founder of Scottish Games Network Brian Baglow

Scotland's gaming industry has 'phenomenal reputation' across globe, says minister

Parents and children lay out cuddly toys across the entrance to the Foreign Office in London, as they protest to save children's lives in Gaza

EXCLUSIVE Media had 'no interest' in Palestinian voices early in new Gaza conflict, expert says

To adapt the old Simpsons meme – I, for one, would welcome our new robot co-creators (of a better world)

COMMENT Pat Kane: I would welcome our new robot co-creators of a better world

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An Ember bus makes its way into Edinburgh city centre

EXCLUSIVE Sparkling bogs and fully electric: The company revolutionising bus travel in Scotland

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File photograph shows a phone displaying the Twitter account for Elon Musk

Elon Musk announces plans for major Twitter subscription change

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Elon Musk has been called out for allowing misinformation to spread on X/Twitter

EU digital chief issues warning to Elon Musk over misinformation on Israel-Hamas

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I'm no stranger to information overload

COMMENT How I combat information fatigue: quality over quantity

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Scotland hopes to have 20,000 jobs in the space sector by 2030

Scotland's bid to be 'Europe's leading space nation' outlined at LA summit

Protesters say spaceports could cause environmental harm in Scotland

EXCLUSIVE 'It's military investment': Protest calls on Scottish Government to oppose spaceports

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Actor Tom Hanks recently had to warn fans about an AI imitation

COMMENT Can Hollywood actors stand firm as AI threatens to rob them of roles?

No 10 said the move to ban TikTok on Government devices was ‘prudent’ (Yui Mok/PA)

TikTok finds and shuts down secret operation to stir up conflict in Ireland

Michael Gove outside Number 10 Downing Street

Michael Gove to host third Islands Forum meeting in Lewis

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Scottish villages have both the fastest and slowest broadband in the UK, according to a new index

Scottish towns crowned both fastest and slowest for broadband in UK by new study

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The observatory will open later this week

New observatory a decade in the making to open near Glasgow

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Murdo Fraser's website had to be taken down until the hack was resolved

Tory MSP has website hacked by 'hostile Russian group'

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Elon Musk has said Twitter could potentially charge all users for access to the platform

Elon Musk suggests Twitter/X could charge all users subscription fees

After the cloning of a sheep, will we see genetically modified humans?

Letters Do genetic modification leaps present us with a biological timebomb?

Prof. Ian Wilmut of the Roslin Institute with Dolly the sheep as she takes her place as a permanent exhibit in the Royal Museum of Scotland

COMMENT Can we rely on our ‘moral force-field’ to stop cloning going too far?

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Choosing a hair regrowth method is monumental. It calls for thorough research, contemplation, and confidence.

Sponsored Exploring the Evolution of Hair Regrowth: The Pinnacle Site for Tackling Hair Loss

The report said MP's must do more to promote Scotland other than tartan

British diplomats should receive lessons on Scotland, say MPs

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A new generation of experts will be trained up

Scottish experts to help present disease-detecting technology at United Nations event

Humza Yousaf visited the Techscaler programme hub in Stirling

Humza Yousaf praises tech start-up support scheme which has helped almost 400 firms

The UK will return to the EU's Horizon programme

UK to rejoin EU's Horizon science programme following post-Brexit row

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Labour’s shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds received a Glastonbury tickets package

Labour figures accept thousands in gifts from Google DAYS before digital tax U-turn

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Schedules continue to be affected by restrictions on UK airspace

Inputting error by French airline possible cause of air traffic control disruption

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Flights are expected to be delayed

Scottish flights face huge delays after UK-wide air traffic control failure

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