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Internet services cut for hours by Amazon cloud outage
AFP, Published on 21/10/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO - Popular internet services ranging from streaming platforms to messaging services to banking were offline for hours on Monday due to an outage in Amazon's crucial cloud network, illustrating the extent to which internet life depends on the tech titan.
Malaysia shelves web traffic re-routing plan after censorship concerns
Published on 08/09/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said he has directed the communications regulator not to re-route web traffic through local domain name system (DNS) servers, according to a post on social media platform X on Sunday.
Genetic test to aid displaced Thais
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/05/2024
» MALAYSIA: The Foreign Affairs Ministry has joined hands with the Justice Ministry to provide a genetic test for displaced Thai nationals in the border city of Kota Bharu in Malaysia.
Moving images to the next level
Life, James Hein, Published on 16/03/2022
» Let's start this week with a couple of software and technology announcements. The first is from the developer Dominic Szablewski. He has developed a simple, new image format. You will have heard of PNG, JPEG, MPEG, MOV and MP4, which he calls complex. Enter the Quite OK Image Format (QOI). Most of the older formats are closed, need libraries and a lot of computing power to implement and use.
Digital world backslides into autocratisation
Life, James Hein, Published on 03/03/2021
» - I love new technology and I often pick up the latest gadgets from sites like Kickstarter. Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are one step closer to using humans as batteries.
3-week lapse for AIS data breach
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/05/2020
» Advanced Info Service (AIS), the top mobile operator by subscriber numbers, has insisted no personal information from customers was leaked during a scheduled test earlier this month -- only non-critical information was exposed online as reported by foreign media.
AIS plays down 8.3bn-record leak
Online Reporters, Published on 25/05/2020
» Advanced Info Service Plc, Thailand’s largest mobile operator, has denied its users’ data are compromised as reported by an American online technology publisher, saying the logs only show an overall picture of internet use, not personal or sensitive information of its customers.
Pitfalls of 'free' VPN apps
Business, Published on 20/08/2019
» Virtual private networks (VPNs) are among the most popular mobile applications in the world. They're an essential tool for anyone looking to circumvent censorship, keep their online activities private, or use public WiFi securely. The most popular free apps have hundreds of millions of downloads, but experts at Top10VPN.com say many security potential pitfalls await the unwary.
Digital defenders
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/07/2019
» Asia Pacific is making great strides in digital transformation. High-speed communication and connected devices have opened up new horizons for businesses, while also allowing many employees to work remotely with flexibility and, in most cases, higher efficiency.
Digital transition pushes DNS
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 02/04/2019
» Rapid growth of Internet of Things (IoT) and digital transformation are driving demand for security and faster network service through the Domain Name System (DNS), says a global DNS provider.