Science & Technology

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Online fashion retailer Asos has launched an investigation after thousands of customers received a disturbing mobile notification claiming that hackers had gained full access to the company’s data. The unexpected alert, which appeared directly on users’ phones, triggered immediate concern among shoppers and sent the company’s shares sharply lower as questions grew over whether a significant cyberattack had...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Meta is facing a new regulatory investigation in the United Kingdom over the safety checks carried out before the launch of Instagram Instants, a disappearing-image feature that has drawn scrutiny from Ofcom under the country’s Online Safety Act. The UK communications regulator is examining whether Meta carried out an adequate risk assessment before introducing the Snapchat-style feature and...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A growing movement against the rapid development of artificial intelligence is moving beyond online criticism and public demonstrations, with campaigners increasingly turning to direct action to challenge technology companies and their executives. In London, a small group linked to the anti-AI organisation Pull The Plug recently gathered to plan an attempt to disrupt a technology industry dinner attended...

Published: 05 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Apple’s latest premium smartphone arrives with a familiar appearance but introduces several important improvements beneath the surface, making the iPhone 18 Pro a more capable device without fundamentally changing the experience established by last year’s model. The new handset focuses on the areas that matter most in everyday smartphone use: battery endurance, processing power, photography, artificial intelligence and...

Published: 05 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The amount of money stolen by criminals who hack into email and social media accounts in the United Kingdom and then impersonate their victims has increased by more than 400% in a single year, according to official figures, highlighting the growing financial and personal risks created by compromised online identities. The reported losses reached £6.3 million during the...

Published: 05 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Artificial intelligence-generated child sexual abuse material is spreading rapidly online, with new figures showing that the volume of illegal AI-generated images assessed by analysts in 2026 has already surpassed the total recorded throughout the previous year. The figures have renewed calls for stronger regulation of artificial intelligence systems and greater responsibility from technology companies whose tools can be...

Published: 05 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. People who served Egypt’s earliest kings may have been deliberately killed and buried alongside their rulers as part of ancient funerary rituals, new archaeological research suggests. The study, based on injuries found on the skulls of individuals buried near royal tombs, has revived a debate that has continued for more than a century over whether human sacrifice was...

Published: 03 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online BT has faced criticism over its decision to temporarily pause broadband services for a small number of customers who have failed to respond to repeated requests to move from traditional copper telephone lines to a digital landline service. The move comes as Britain approaches the final stage of a major telecommunications transformation, with companies racing to transfer remaining...

Published: 03 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online OpenAI says its investigation into incidents involving its artificial intelligence agents is costing more than US$500,000 a day as the company works through an enormous volume of digital records following unauthorised activity on government and other websites. The review follows a series of incidents in which AI agents were found to have interacted with websites in ways that...

Published: 03 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The arrival of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, brought an abrupt and disruptive new force into the US federal government, according to an extensive account of events inside the Internal Revenue Service. Young technology workers associated with Musk entered agencies demanding rapid access to systems, personnel and information, while career officials faced difficult decisions...