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PPTV inks deal with Sony Pictures to air new titles
Business, Published on 03/06/2021
» PPTV HD 36, a free-to-air TV channel backed by Bangkok Media & Broadcasting Co, has announced an agreement with Sony Pictures Television to acquire broadcasting rights to a film package that includes titles released early on free TV.
Netflix Movies Turn Up in a Surprising Place: Theaters
Business, Published on 17/05/2021
» The nation's movie theaters are running out of movies. Some are turning to an unlikely source for more: Netflix Inc.
Hollywood box office revenues slumped in US in historic 40-year low
Life, Published on 15/01/2021
» Hollywood movies suffered an unprecedented 80% slump in box office revenue in North America in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic closed movie theatres and studios held back the release of scores of new films.
Transpacific cable is cut, for now
Life, James Hein, Published on 16/09/2020
» In light of the problems between the USA and China, and that those in power in Beijing want to grab data from US networks, Google and Facebook have dropped plans to build an undersea cable between the US and Hong Kong. The new target limits the landing points to the Philippines and Taiwan and now excludes Hong Kong. The HK section of the cable is built but will not now be activated due to a national security agreement between the US and Google and Facebook. I will predict that if Joe Biden wins the next US election this decision will be revisited.
Blockchain meets education
Business, Published on 14/05/2019
» Blockchain technology is rapidly gaining favour for its exemplary cybersecurity capabilities. Blockchain-enabled security development has become a paramount goal in industries such as finance and banking, supply chain and logistics, and healthcare. Beyond cryptocurrency and other existing use cases, blockchain can also make a huge difference in the lives of students.
Redemption song
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 19/10/2018
» Under the hot Sun one recent morning, Krissada "Noi" Sukosol Clapp was in a good mood. The singer-songwriter-actor was in a red jumper with a long strip of white cloth tied around the waist, the same outfit he wore in his latest music video.
The cyber whodunnit and the global blame game
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 21/12/2017
» The US government has officially attributed to North Korea the WannaCry ransomware attack, which encrypted hundreds of thousands of computer drives around the world in May, 2017. And yet as with a series of other highly public cyberattack attributions, little evidence for the claim was made public. It's time for the cybersecurity world to follow the advice of the Rand Corporation and set up an unbiased international consortium that would seek to attribute attacks based on a common set of rules.
When shortwave radio was my best friend
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 12/03/2017
» After 20 years the BBC is ending its foreign-language shortwave transmissions from Nakhon Sawan after failing to renegotiate its agreement with the Thai authorities. The transmissions were directed mainly at places like Afghanistan and Pakistan where radios are sometimes still the only source of news.
Lizard Squad hackers claim credit for Mall Group data heist
Business, Published on 08/10/2015
» The Lizard Squad, a black-hat hacker group, says it has successfully cracked The Mall Group's M Card database and is demanding a ransom not to release customer data.
iPhone workers return to production after stoppage
Published on 07/10/2012
» Foxconn Technology Group workers returned to the assembly line in Zhengzhou, China, that makes the Apple iPhone 5 after walking off their jobs Saturday, advocacy group China Labour Watch said.