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A slice of time
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 26/04/2024
» From 1874, Piaget has mastered mechanical movements at its historic home in La Côte-aux-Fées in the canton of Neuchâtel.
Scent therapies may help in preservation of memory
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 31/10/2023
» DEAR DOCTORS: My husband and I just hit 65 and are interested in information about preserving memory. I just read about a study that says using your sense of smell more often can be helpful. Do you have any information about that study? The details have been pretty vague.
Can you trust your ears? AI voice scams new threat
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» WASHINGTON: The voice on the phone seemed frighteningly real -- an American mother heard her daughter sobbing before a man took over and demanded a ransom. But the girl was an AI clone and the abduction was fake.
AI political fakery sparks fears for US 2024 race
AFP, Published on 29/05/2023
» WASHINGTON: A fake image of Donald Trump's arrest. A dystopian video of a dark future in the event of Joe Biden's reelection. An audio deepfake of both men slinging insults. Fast-evolving AI technology could turbocharge misinformation in US political campaigns, observers say.
The thinnest of margins
Life, Noko, Published on 05/06/2020
» Almost as thin as two credit cards, the Altiplano Ultimate Concept is the world's thinnest mechanical watch engineered by Piaget, who's been obsessed with slim movements since the late 1950s. Its hand-wound Calibre 9P, created in 1957, is only 2mm thin.
Controversial study links fluoridated water during pregnancy to lower IQ
AFP, Published on 20/08/2019
» WASHINGTON: A study published Monday linked consumption of fluoridated tap water during pregnancy to lower IQ scores in infants, a finding at odds with decades of public health messaging extolling the mineral's benefits in reducing cavities.
Breaking Boundaries
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 21/06/2019
» San Francisco-based digital artist Purin Phanichphant is one of many highlighted talents whose works are on display at W Bangkok for Hotel Art Fair 2019, which runs until June 23. The sixth edition of this annual art event returns with "Breaking Boundaries" and features more than 30 leading Thai and foreign galleries, as well as independent artists. Purin, who is showcasing his playful interactive arts, talked about his journey as an artist.
Govt talks up cancer care success
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/03/2019
» More than 234,000 cancer patients received medical treatment under the Universal Healthcare Coverage Scheme (UC) last year, according to information released by the National Health Security Office (NHSO) yesterday.
Facebook losing the war on Myanmar hate speech
Reuters, Published on 16/08/2018
» YANGON: In April, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg told US senators that the social media site was hiring dozens more Burmese speakers to review hate speech posted in Myanmar. The situation was dire.
Google is tracking you even when you say 'Don't'
Associated Press, Published on 14/08/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to.