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10 pieces of tech jargon that confused us in 2025
New York Times, Published on 01/01/2026
» NEW YORK — As a tech journalist for the past 20 years, I have had a front-row seat to the slow death of the English language, driven by the engineers and marketers of Silicon Valley who use clunky abbreviations, awkward jargon and meaningless superlatives to describe the latest innovations.
Elon Musk challenges Wikipedia with his own AI encyclopaedia: Grokipedia
New York Times, Published on 28/10/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk on Monday unveiled his own version of Wikipedia, the crowdsourced online encyclopaedia, with entries edited by xAI, his artificial intelligence (AI) company.
'Weird puking bird' tops New Zealand's avian beauty contest
AFP, Published on 15/11/2023
» WELLINGTON - A "weird puking bird" with a bizarre mating dance has won New Zealand's annual avian beauty contest, triumphing after British comedian John Oliver launched an unlikely global campaign.
Smart cybernoids
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/11/2023
» Re: "Thais devoted to mobile: Telenor Asia study finds high usage of phones and generative AI", (Business, Nov 11).
When the answer is just a click away
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/02/2023
» When I was about 12 I committed some misdemeanour in class and as a punishment the teacher ordered me to write a thousand-word essay on baseball and hand it in the next morning. This was something of a challenge as being an English kid I knew absolutely nothing about baseball other than it was some weird ritual they indulged in across the Pond.
Wikipedia Middle East editors ban shows risks for creators
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2023
» BEIRUT: Rights groups have accused the Saudi Arabian government of "infiltrating" and seeking to control Wikipedia, after the Wikimedia Foundation banned 16 users for engaging in "conflict of interest editing" in the Middle East and North Africa.
Information as power
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 26/01/2022
» As the exhibition's title suggests, "Xhibition In The Dark" by Chookiat Likitpunyarut showcases art installations in a dimly dark space, Chookiat, who worked as an interior designer, brand builder and design consultant in New York for almost a decade, said his first solo exhibition in Thailand is experimental art.
Forum to discuss museum management
Life, Published on 15/09/2021
» Museum Siam is holding "Online Museum Forum 2021" under the theme "Farsighted Museum: Sighting Forward To Aging Society" from tomorrow to Saturday between 9am to 5pm, via Zoom and Facebook Live: Museum Siam.
Interdimensional adventures
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 10/08/2021
» We're currently halfway through the fifth season of Rick And Morty and the show is still going strong. This time, the 10-episode season has no breaks. That's right, they're not breaking the season in half as they did for Season 4 between 2019 and 2020 due to Covid-19.
Turkey tightens grip on social media with new law
AFP, Published on 29/07/2020
» ISTANBUL - Turkey's parliament on Wednesday passed a controversial bill giving the government greater control of social media and criticised by human rights advocates as an attempt to increase online censorship.