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Japan opens biggest e-sports park to level up competitive gaming
Life, Published on 27/04/2022
» Japan's largest e-sports park opened last week, with proponents hoping it will help transform the country behind video game classics such as Super Mario and Zelda into a champion that can take on China in competitive gaming.
Thailand seen as future IT production hub
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 19/07/2023
» There is still an opportunity in the global supply chain for Thailand to cater to the expansion of IT and semiconductor production bases worldwide amid the geopolitical conflict between the US and China, according to local IT experts.
Attackers placing greater stress on exploiting data centres
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 21/04/2023
» Attackers have shifted their focus from exploiting individual devices to enterprise data centres, warns cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks.
2020 winners & losers in geek
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 25/12/2020
» The year of 'Rona meant a lot of changes in the way we do things hence the term "new normal", and Geekdom wasn't left unscathed. However, that doesn't necessarily mean it was all bad. There are things we enjoyed watching this year with all the time we had on our hands and fan events that we "attended" right in the comfort of our own home that we wouldn't be able to normally attend. At the same time, there were some things that sadly suffered because of the pandemic and a certain something that fell flat despite all the hype. Here's the winners and losers of 2020 in geek.
Big firms fuzzy on their AI thinking
Life, James Hein, Published on 28/10/2020
» Everything you see these days is AI enabled in some way, or according to the marketing they must be. Software, fridges, cancer detection and lots of other examples are all based on some kind of AI implementation. Google, Microsoft and all the big players are heavily invested in at least the buzzword, but the proof of delivery as promised is elusive.
Vaak AI spots shoplifters before they steal
Business, Published on 07/03/2019
» Tokyo: It's watching, and knows a crime is about to take place before it happens.
Haunted hospital weaves tale that's distinctly Thai
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 19/10/2016
» Earlier in September, Japanese video-game fans enjoyed the Tokyo Game Show 2016, known as the biggest consumer game show in the country, where thousands of games both well-known and obscure are showcased on the convention floor for thousands of attendees to see. Among the thousands of game developers there were Thai company MAD VR Studio, who was there to showcase their first game, a horror game set in a Thai hospital, Araya.
Going for a ride
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 24/08/2016
» One of the national symbols of Thailand, the tuk-tuk will also soon serve people around the world in a new arcade racing game.
Size counts in the world of IT
Life, James Hein, Published on 04/05/2016
» When it comes to implementing systems, it is all about scale. If you have ever been a system tester you will know that what works one at a time may not work well if a whole bunch of them are processed all at once. Those who have ever used an old fashioned typewriter will understand this. Volume testing and scalability of system is one of the biggest problems a development testing team faces.
Entering the darkness
Life, James Hein, Published on 03/06/2015
» You may have heard of the terms "Dark Web" or "Deep Web", then again you may not have. First of all these two terms refer to different things. The first is a series of websites that provide illegal services, such as ordering drugs, and a range of other things typically purchased using Bitcoins. The second refers to all the unindexed sites that exist across the World Wide Web. According to some reports, Google indexes about 16% of the internet, leaving the majority of sites not findable through most search engines.