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Private art museum Dib Bangkok opens in Thailand in honour of late collector
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/01/2026
» With his curly hair and thick-rimmed glasses, the late Thai collector Petch Osathanugrah cut a distinct figure. An industrialist, musician and heir to a popular energy drink company, he amassed a vast collection of more than 1,000 artworks and was in the early stages of building a private museum in Bangkok when he died from a heart attack in 2023.
Compact EV battle
Life, Published on 04/08/2025
» The Munich Motor Show in September will host a raft of debuts from Polestar, Renault, Skoda, Volkswagen and others. As well as the launches of the new BMW iX3 and electric Mercedes GLC, a key focus will be on the much-anticipated new wave of small EVs.
New era for Audi EVs
Life, JAMES ATTWOOD, Published on 25/03/2024
» The new Q6 E-tron represents a "technological leap" for Audi, boss Gernot Döllner has claimed, as the brand's first model built on a high-tech new platform.
Sinead O’Connor ‘died of natural causes’
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2024
» LONDON - The Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, who was found unresponsive at an address in London in July last year, died of natural causes, the coroner said on Tuesday.
Countryman lights JCW fuse
Life, GREG KABLE, Published on 20/11/2023
» Mini is taking renewed aim at the performance SUV ranks with its new and larger John Cooper Works Countryman. Set for UK sale in 2024, it receives an updated version of parent company BMW's turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, which sends a total of 296bhp and 400Nm to both axles through an eight-speed automatic.
Musk starts Twitter job cuts, advertisers hit pause
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/11/2022
» Twitter Inc plans to start cutting staff Friday, the company said in an email to employees.
VW and Bosch join forces to rev up automated driving
AFP, Published on 25/01/2022
» FRANKFURT: Car giant Volkswagen and parts supplier Bosch have embarked on an "extensive partnership" to bring automated driving to the mass market by next year, the German companies said on Tuesday.
China's Huawei scores 4G patent deal for VW cars
AFP, Published on 08/07/2021
» SHANGHAI: Huawei has struck a licensing deal that will allow use of its 4G technologies in connected vehicles manufactured by Volkswagen Group, the Chinese tech giant said on Wednesday.
Phones, consoles, gadgets to cost more as chip crisis bites
AFP, Published on 18/02/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Prices of popular gadgets such as PlayStations and iPhones could rise because of microchip shortages caused by a "perfect storm" of coronavirus-driven demand, supply chain disruptions and trade war stockpiling, experts warn.
US 'cloud' supremacy has Europe worried about data
AFP, Published on 04/08/2020
» PARIS: Europe is sitting on a wealth of data that is the 21st equivalent of a precious metal mine during the gold rush.