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Published: 27 November 2025 Thursday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Australia’s beloved weather website, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), faced massive public backlash after a long-awaited redesign went live, leaving users frustrated and confused. The relaunch occurred on 22 October, an unseasonably hot spring day in Sydney, with forecasts predicting 39C (99F). Just the day before, New South Wales had recorded its hottest day in over a...

Published: 27 November 2025 Thursday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Japanese beer giant Asahi revealed on Thursday that a massive cyber-attack in September has potentially exposed the personal information of more than 1.5 million customers. The company stated that the attack had affected its operations across factories in Japan and forced employees to manually process orders while systems were offline. Asahi said preliminary investigations showed that personal...

Published: 26 November 2025 Wednesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter and owned by Elon Musk, has introduced a new “transparency feature” aimed at providing users with more information about the accounts they interact with. The feature, announced by Nikita Bier, head of product at X, has sparked discussion and concern about its implications for user privacy and safety....

Published: 25 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Gamers, the wait is over: Black Friday 2025 is just four days away, yet the PS5 Digital Edition console is already at its lowest price ever. While the sale officially begins on 28 November, Sony has rolled out its PS5 Black Friday deals early, with consoles, accessories, and numerous PS5 games already discounted. The gaming giant has announced...

Published: 25 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Technology firms are facing renewed pressure to address the “significant and widespread” online abuse targeting women, following new guidance from the UK’s internet and communications watchdog, Ofcom. The regulator highlighted that women in sport, politics, and other public arenas endure “significant and widespread abuse online every day,” creating barriers to participation and engagement. This concern was emphasised when...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Australia is set to become the first country in the world to introduce a nationwide social media ban for children under the age of 16, a landmark move aimed at shielding young users from the mounting risks associated with online platforms. From 10 December, social media companies operating in Australia will be legally required to take “reasonable...

Published: 20 November 2025 Thursday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A 66-year-old man has spoken out after being falsely accused of shoplifting due to a facial recognition error, warning that such mistakes could happen to anyone and highlighting the risks of relying heavily on surveillance technology. Byron Long, from Cardiff, was accused of stealing £75 worth of items during a visit to a B&M store at...

Published: 19 November 2025 Wednesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online China’s public exhibits far higher levels of trust in artificial intelligence than citizens in the United States and other Western nations, according to a comprehensive new survey conducted by Edelman. The findings reveal a striking divergence in attitudes toward AI, with 87 percent of Chinese respondents reporting that they trust the technology, compared with just 32...

Published: 19 November 2025 Wednesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A US federal judge has ruled that Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, did not violate antitrust laws, dealing a significant blow to the Federal Trade Commission’s high-profile attempt to break up the social-media giant. The decision is one of the most consequential rulings involving Big Tech in recent years and will...

Published: 18 November 2025 Tuesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Google’s parent company Alphabet has issued a clear warning to the public about the limits of artificial intelligence, with chief executive Sundar Pichai urging people not to “blindly trust” everything generated by AI systems. Speaking in an exclusive interview with the BBC, Pichai said that while AI tools have become remarkably capable, they still remain “prone...