Science and Technology

Elon Musk agreed a £34.5 billion deal to take over the social media giant

Elon Musk says deal to buy Twitter is ‘temporarily on hold’
ELON Musk has said his deal to buy Twitter is “temporarily on hold” over details around the number of spam and fake accounts present on the site.

Orbex, based in Forres in Moray, will reveal a prototype of its Prime orbital rockets for the first time today

Scottish firm in European first as it unveils ground-breaking rocket

teenage boy filming videos at home and talking to camera set on ring light, young blogger concept, copy space.

comment Shona Craven: Can young influencers ever get their privacy back?

An image showing the improved picture quality with MIRI (right).

New Scottish technology starts taking pictures in Nasa telescope

Scots spend the most on tech amongst the four nations of the UK

Scots spend the most cash on tech gadgets in the UK

An expert has warned that passwords are becoming 'increasingly insecure' and 'easily hacked'

It's time to 'drop passwords altogether', cybersecurity expert says

Skara Brae is among the top tourist spots that will benefit from the use of technology

Cutting-edge app brings virtual exploration to Scottish island's famous attractions

Dundee sees 12.69 local gaming events held per 100,000 people, and enjoys quick download speeds

Scotland’s best city for gaming revealed

Elon Musk has been reminded of his duty to protect the rights of Twitter users

comment Joanna Cherry: Elon Musk’s Twitter bid is a reminder of the importance of free speech

An illustration of James Watt repairing a steam engine

BACK IN THE DAY The Scottish invention that sparked the industrial revolution and changed the world

A photo issued by Stagecoach of Scotland's newest bus - which will be driving itself

'Major step' as trials for self-driving buses start on Scottish roads

Emmerdale and self-driving cars should not mix

COMMENT Self-driving cars and Emmerdale – a recipe for disaster

The downsides of lithium-ion batteries are well-documented

comment Pat Kane: This accidental discovery could revolutionise just about everything

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine worked on the app

Scottish researchers develop phone app to aid gout sufferers

One-fifth of UK’s space workforce now based in Scotland

One-fifth of UK’s space workforce now based in Scotland

(Background) Comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) (NASA) (Circle) Hubble Space Telescope (NASA)

A record-breaking comet is heading towards Earth at 22,000mph, NASA says

The world’s first artificial refrigeration was performed by William Cullen in Glasgow in 1748. Photo by Dev Benjamin on Unsplash

The often forgotten Scottish inventor whose innovation changed the world

Veterans Jim (left) and John will take part in the project

Archaeology of 'battlefields' of Falklands War could help with trauma treatment

Twitter working on 'edit' button to allow users to change posts

Twitter working on 'edit' button to allow users to change posts

The Dyson Zone – a fetching set of headphones that cunningly incorporate an air-purifying mouth visor – really are a thing

comment It's too late for April Fools', the face hoover really exists ...

Twitter is reportedly down

Is Twitter down? Social media site stops working for users

It's worth reviewing the safety record of the Dounreay nuclear power plant

Letters Nuclear power is not worth the risk as we make the switch to green energy

International travel is now an even more daunting prospect for anyone without a smartphone

Comment Post-pandemic reliance on smartphones risks leaving too many people behind

A traffic cone in the colours of the Ukrainian flag pictured on the head of the Duke of Wellington statue on Queen Street, Glasgow. ..Photograph by Colin Mearns.7 March 2022.

THE FERRET Anti-vaccine group spreading banned RT content and Russian conspiracy theories about Ukraine

The new Online Safety Bill fails to go far enough, according to an MP

EXCLUSIVE Online Safety Bill 'not enough' to protect from fake news and disinformation

Ukrainian soldiers and firefighters search in a destroyed building after a bombing attack in Kyiv

EXCLUSIVE Scots disinformation group spreads conspiracies about Ukraine maternity hospital bombing

Mock-up image of rocket lift-off

'Milestone’ reached in plan for vertical-launch Scottish spaceport

Scotland’s Astronomer Royal, Catherine Heymans, and black hole hunter Martin Hendry are teaming up for a special Big Bang Week celebration of James Clerk

Big Bang Week to champion lesser-known space history

Both Royal Bank of Scotland and Natwest have reported recent outages (PA)

Is Royal Bank of Scotland and Natwest down? What we know so far

Government emergency alerts to send “danger to life” messages to mobiles – here’s why. Picture: Canva, inset gov.uk

Government to send emergency 'danger to life' alerts to mobiles – here’s why

Drones used to remotely monitor if dolphins are expecting

Drones used to remotely monitor if dolphins are expecting

Edinburgh Science Festival Launch, 2022.

Programme announced as Europe's biggest science festival returns

The hotly anticipated video game Elden Ring is due to be released on February 25

Row as Game of Thrones' creator's game uses 'Scotland as a commodity'

A worker uses Slack on their laptop. Photo: Austin Distel on Unsplash

Is Slack down? What we know as company apologises for 'disruption'

Lesley Riddoch took to Twitter after seeing a mysterious trail of lights in the sky above Scotland

Explained: What were the UFOs flying over Fife on Monday night?

A 2021 avalanche in the Himalayas was key to the research

Scottish scientists hope to prevent avalanches using satellites

Twitter users were reporting issues with the social media site on Thursday afternoon (PA)

Is Twitter down today? What we know so far amid UK outage reports

Even the moon may be at risk of falling victim to the neoliberal agenda

Anger as right-wing think tank calls for the moon to be privatised

The UK Government has sought to drop laws making it difficult for firms to put genetically modified plants into British soil

Tories 'governing by diktat' aim to drop laws around genetically modified plants

Exclusive Wordle, or Wirdle? The Scots game showing Shaetlan to the world

The first Commonwealth Esports Championships is taking place this year in Birmingham

comment How new technologies can be a good thing for the future of sport

Is Twitter down? Reports of problems explode across UK

Is Twitter down? Reports of problems explode across UK

A trial hoping to deliver medical supplies and samples via drone is set to begin next month

Scotland's first drone port to begin trial on medicines and supplies deliveries

Scott Edgar, operations director at M2M Cloud, with the first generation Neptune device

Dundee firm sets sight on water testing first after prestigious grant

A medical lab assistant prepares Covid-19 tests

Scottish scientists reveal new question about coronavirus as bat origin proven

The Foreign Office required 'urgent support'

UK Foreign Office targeted in 'serious' cyber security incident

John Cameron, managing director of CB Technology, of Livingston, which is teaming up with Cellexus iin Dundee Picture: Chris Watt

Firms' partnership will speed up development of vaccines and medicines

Campaigners said here has been a lack of transparency by North Ayrshire Council over the bid to site the prototype nuclear fusion reactor at Ardeer

EXCLUSIVE Scottish council accused of a lack of transparency over proposals for nuclear reactor

There are fears over the impact of moving services online

Scottish universities to study racial inequality of public services moving online

Sam Heughan, Karen Gillan and Gerard Butler were among the top spots

Most-searched Scottish celebrities of 2021 revealed

Scots firm uses space to identify the 'hidden vulnerable' to isolation

EXCLUSIVE Scots firm uses space to identify the 'hidden vulnerable' to isolation

Complete with police escort the Orbex launch platform is transported from Peterhead to Kinloss

Rocket launch platform is transported 80 miles through the Highlands

Genevieve Patenaude, CEO of Earth Blox, said their ambition is to make their data 'accessible to all those that work, live and breathe sustainability'.

Scottish tech firm's software could 'revolutionise' use of satellite data

The Orbex Prime rocket will go through full 'dress rehearsals' at Kinloss later this year

EXCLUSIVE Countdown commences for first rocket launch from the Highlands