Synchronize master branch with 2024-patches

Includes:

• Update References for: Moore!3631 (merged) based on lhcb-2024-patches-mr/980 (!378 (merged))
• Update References for: LHCb!4625 (merged), Rec!3985 (merged), Moore!3606 (merged) based on lhcb-2024-patches-mr/961 (!377 (merged))
• Update References for: LHCb!4595 (merged), Rec!3962 (merged), Moore!3556 (merged) based on lhcb-2024-patches-mr/894 (!376 (merged))
• Update References for: !362 (merged) based on lhcb-2024-patches-mr/792 (!372 (merged))
• Photon Counting Update - Remove clones by applying a cut on track VP hits and add quadratic background model (!362 (merged))
• Update References for: Rec!3942 (merged), Moore!3526 (merged), Moore!3564 (merged), Alignment!524 (merged) based... (!371 (merged))
• Add 2024 data tests for photon counting and n-1 calibration (!366 (merged))
• Increase timeouts for RICH alignment tests (!370 (merged))
• Add flag to DAQ task to enable/disable TAE support (!365 (merged))
• Add DAQ monitor task QM test (!363 (merged))
• Master to 2024 (!360 (merged))