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When GDP no longer needs people
Business, KCS Group, Published on 17/03/2026
» In traditional industrial models, rising gross domestic product used to go hand in hand with job creation. More production meant more workers and higher wages followed by increased consumption. But in the emerging post-labour economy, this link is breaking. Nations can now increase output not by employing more people, but by implementing more code.
Computer pioneer Microsoft turns 50 in the age of AI
AFP, Published on 31/03/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft has been at the heart of computing for half a century, becoming a tech stalwart almost taken for granted as lifestyles embraced the internet.
Coursera adds AI amid strong demand
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 17/10/2024
» Coursera Inc, the global online learning platform, has introduced new generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) courses to capitalise on the demand for AI talent in the workforce.
YGG aims to power up
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 17/02/2024
» Production studio Yggdrazil Group (YGG), known for its popular Home Sweet Home action-horror game, aims to become a SET100 company in the near future and an internationally recognised digital content creator and distributor.
Big E3 videogame expo in US is cancelled
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» NEW YORK - Sponsors of E3, a long-running videogame trade show, pulled the plug on its 2023 gathering, announcing on the event's website Thursday they will "reevaluate" the future of the expo.
Microsoft seeks EU nod for Activision Blizzard bid
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» BRUSSELS: Microsoft said on Friday that it has offered formal commitments to the EU in its bid to persuade the bloc to approve its $69-billion takeover of the video game giant Activision Blizzard.
'Guerrilla' sales, crowdsourcing: Japan's game console crunch
AFP, Published on 05/07/2022
» TOKYO - It's still dark when the line starts forming outside an electronics store in Tokyo, as desperate gamers try to snag the latest PlayStation or Xbox despite chronic shortages in Japan.
Microsoft sees strong earnings on cloud computing
AFP, Published on 26/01/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft beat market expectations Tuesday with strong quarterly performance in cloud computing and software, still benefitting from the pandemic's online shifting of work, play, shopping and learning.
Move Over, GE. Tech Giants Are the New Leaders of Industry.
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 29/11/2021
» The eulogies for the corporate conglomerate have been pouring in fast. But in fact, these monsters of modern business are now bigger, more powerful and perhaps more world-consumingly durable than ever -- they also look very different than in the past.
Sony reports record net profit but forecast cautious
AFP, Published on 28/04/2021
» TOKYO - Sony has ended the financial year with fanfare, announcing its biggest-ever net profit Wednesday thanks to unprecedented pandemic-driven demand as people around the world turned to gaming to liven up lockdowns.