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    The rise of consumer cryptocurrency

    News, Published on 26/02/2024

    » Since its inception with the launch of Bitcoin in 2008, blockchain technology has gone through numerous cycles of public attention. Over time, growing interest and investment in the best-known cryptocurrencies has led to greater acceptance, as highlighted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund) in January. While blockchains and their associated "crypto" assets have yet to be adopted by a truly broad base of consumers, that is starting to change, owing to a shift in how these technologies are being used.

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    Latest from the world of Korean entertainment

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 16/02/2024

    » Here are the latest updates from K-celebrities this week. First, Seo In-guk, a singer-songwriter and actor, will hold his first fan meeting in Thailand on March 9. Second, two renowned actors, Park Shin-hye and Park Hyung-sik, portray doctors who encounter mental health issues in the TV drama Doctor Slump on Netflix.

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    Banking on the cloud

    Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/10/2023

    » Vatsun Thirapatarapong, country manager of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Thailand, has made a big bet on the country with a hefty investment from the parent company to capitalise on growth opportunities in cloud adoption.

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    But those socks!

    Postbag, Published on 22/10/2023

    » Re: "PM directs charm offensive at GCC", (BP, Oct 21).

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    Stories of migration and hope

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 12/09/2023

    » In 2016, the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto invited musicians, mainly immigrant musicians, to audition for a new global orchestra.

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    Have we passed the point of no return with AI?

    Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 01/06/2023

    » 'Sometimes I think it's as if aliens have landed and people haven't realised because they speak very good English," said Geoffrey Hinton, the 'godfather of AI' (Artificial Intelligence), who resigned from Google and now fears his godchildren will become "things more intelligent than us, taking control".

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    An epic mission

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 17/05/2023

    » Citadel, officially reported as the second most expensive show ever made on the platform behind last year's The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, is the newest action-packed, sci-fi thriller series in which Amazon teamed up with renowned filmmakers, the Russo brothers, and stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas (The Matrix Resurrections) and Richard Madden (Game Of Thrones) as super spy agents in a future world called Citadel. With a total of six episodes, the first season of Citadel has now dropped two episodes on Prime Video, with one episode being released weekly throughout May.

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    YouTube ramps up ads, moderation

    Life, James Hein, Published on 01/03/2023

    » If this was a YouTube video you would have to sit through up to 30 seconds of ads before you could even start. YouTube seems to be stepping up its advertising while at the same time providing less service. I still use it because it has things I'm interested in, like Chinese martial arts series and info on music products I like. If I'd written this using ChatGPT you would not see some of the material because the trust and safety filters on the AI product have repeatedly been found to be biased towards the US political left in the content it will return. Some people associated with ChatGPT have acknowledged this but it remains to be seen if anything will change.

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    Not ready for dystopia

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 14/01/2023

    » Re: "Five automation predictions for 2023" (Business, Jan 11) and "Five tech predictions for 2023 and beyond" (Business, Jan 10).

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    Did Apec elite taste enough of Thailand?

    Oped, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 26/11/2022

    » What lasting benefits will Thailand enjoy having just wrapped up its hosting of Apec 2022 -- a global trade forum held in Bangkok last week? How will the much-touted meeting make Thailand better off in the long run? And will the excited chatter about a "BCG" economy ever amount to more than an acronym few working in those targeted sectors can decypher to give a full name to?

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