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The latest technology reporting from The Belfast Herald.
The United Kingdom's Ofcom opens an investigation into X over complaints about the creation of deepfake sexualised images by its chatbot Grok.
The largest known site of dinosaur footprints, including Cetiosaurus and Megalosaurus, has been discovered at a quarry in Oxfordshire, England, dating to the Middle Jurassic Bathonian stage 166 million years ago.
A rocket engine for Rocket Factory Augsburg's RFA One vehicle exploded during a nine-engine test at SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland. The incident occurred during a scheduled test campaign prior to orbital launch preparations.
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman are awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for developing technology that resulted in mRNA vaccines for COVID-19.
Researchers from the Natural History Museum in London discovered fossils of a herbivorous ankylosaur named Vectipelta barretti on the Isle of Wight. The species, with blade-like spiked armor, is the first of its kind found on the island in 142 years and will be displayed at Dinosaur Isle over the summer.
Meta Platforms begins rolling out a paid verification service on Facebook and Instagram for users in the United Kingdom, offering a blue tick for £9.99 per month.
A G4-level geomagnetic storm triggered auroras visible as far south as Alabama and southern England, with NOAA tracking the event using the planetary K-index scale.
The UK launched its Emergency Alert System, sending a test alert to 4G and 5G mobile phones. Some users, particularly on the Three network, did not receive the message, prompting a review by the Cabinet Office.
The UK's Department for Transport has authorised Ford's BlueCruise hands-free driving system on 2,300 miles of motorways across England, Scotland and Wales, making the UK the first European country to approve such technology on public roads.