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Thai Covid-19 apps judged invasive
Business, William Hicks, Published on 20/07/2020
» To fight further waves of the pandemic, contact tracing apps that monitor infection locations and points of contact have never been more important. The recent scandal involving Egyptian airmen leaving quarantine to go to a mall in Rayong has the government scrambling to retrace their contact points, which could have been a much easier process had such apps been in use.
World Bank sees two-year recovery
Business, William Hicks, Published on 16/07/2020
» Thailand's economy could take as long as two years to return to pre-pandemic output, says World Bank economist Arvind Nair.
Armed with data and nowhere to go
Business, William Hicks, Published on 01/01/2020
» On the ninth floor of True Corporation's sprawling digital park in Bangkok, a team of 150 parses billions of data points, attempting to shape the sea of information into sense.
Blockchain stands at the precipice
Business, William Hicks, Published on 03/12/2019
» Following the crash in cryptocurrency prices, the future of blockchain remains uncertain, yet enthusiasm abounded at the World Blockchain Summit held in Bangkok on Monday for the potential of this fledgling technology.
Line drums up feature flood at annual conference in Tokyo
Business, William Hicks, Published on 28/06/2019
» Line Corp yesterday announced a slew of new features, dramatically expanding the scope of the app as it vies to become an all-encompassing "super app" like China's WeChat.
Artificial intelligence takes centre stage
Business, William Hicks, Published on 04/06/2019
» Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the hottest buzzwords in the startup scene, with AI companies attracting 15-50% more money in funding rounds. Even larger corporations, many not even tech companies, must still pay lip service and claim to use AI or risk looking like they are unprepared for an AI-driven future.
EU trade negotiations may finally happen
Business, William Hicks, Published on 07/05/2019
» With Thailand's long-awaited general election finally concluded, the country may finally see diplomatic relationships with the West normalise. This could mean a windfall in terms of trade, as delayed negotiations over a free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU can begin as early as this year.