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The rise of the content creation economy
Business, Published on 13/11/2025
» In 2019, the popular American fried chicken chain Popeyes created a frenzy for its chicken sandwich through a viral marketing campaign. It was driven by a combination of strategic social media engagement, as well as user-generated content (UGC), leading to a cultural phenomenon that resulted in a sell-out of the sandwich within weeks.
Elon Musk’s fortune tops $500 billion
Reuters, Published on 02/10/2025
» Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday became the first person ever to achieve a net worth of $500 billion, propelled by a rebound in the EV company’s shares and surging valuations of the tech entrepreneur’s other companies.
Crypto exchange Kraken debuts Krak, an all-in-one global money app
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken on Thursday launched a peer-to-peer payments app that enables users to send and receive funds - in both cryptocurrency and fiat currency - across more than a hundred countries.
Resolutions for a cybersecure 2025
Business, Published on 07/03/2025
» The world saw a number of record-breaking data breaches in 2024 -- from the Taylor Swift concert ticket case, to an incident with 100 million Americans' medical records. Artificial intelligence technology as well as cybercrime advanced by leaps and bounds. So how can you stay on top of all this to ensure personal information security? Here are seven resolutions for 2025.
New energy, tech fields poised for growth
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 03/01/2025
» New energy, artificial intelligence (AI) technology and digital tokens are the top investment trends for 2025, according to initial coin offering (ICO) portal Kubix.
1% credit card fee remains on hold
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/05/2024
» The Bank of Thailand is continuing to freeze the attempt to charge an additional 1% fee to local credit cardholders, prompting card issuers to explore alternative solutions.
New 1% fee for using Thai credit cards abroad
Somruedi Banchongduang and Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk, Published on 06/03/2024
» Holders of credit cards issued in Thailand will be charged a fee of 1% for foreign currency conversion when they make purchases in baht from merchants and online shops registered outside the country.
Bitcoin hits B2m amid crypto boom
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/02/2024
» The price of Bitcoin topped 2 million baht on the Bitkub digital asset exchange as global prices spiked to a new high of US$59,000 on Wednesday afternoon, amid institutional buying of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and growing retail investor interest in cryptocurrency.
Asian shares edge lower but SET holds steady
Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/08/2023
» RECAP: Most Asian equity markets edged lower on Friday as the dollar gained after US inflation showed only a moderate increase, fanning hopes that the Federal Reserve is done with interest-rate increases.
Chinese shopping app Temu wows US amid TikTok fears
AFP, Published on 10/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - Shopping online at Temu, Laurie Silva paid just $1.25 for earrings and $15 for a cardigan -- she is among millions of US consumers the Chinese platform is wooing with low-cost bargains and a dizzying array of products.