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Britain to trial driverless cars from 2015
AFP, Published on 30/07/2014
» LONDON - Driverless cars will be allowed on British roads from January 2015 as part of a pilot initiative in three cities, the government announced Wednesday.
Media venture creates press litigation fund
AFP, Published on 22/07/2014
» WASHINGTON - The media venture created by entrepreneur Pierre Omidyar said Monday it was establishing a fund to help defend journalists in cases involving freedom of the press.
Airport Link Bangkok
Muse, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 04/07/2014
» If you ever need to use the Airport Rail Link, this app is something you may want on your Apple device.
Digital cabbie showdown
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/06/2014
» Hailing a taxi in Bangkok? That can be one of the most annoying challenges in the City of Angels. For Bangkok denizens and tourists alike, experiences with the city’s candy-coloured taxis are often not as sweet as the cars look. Especially during rush hour, getting a driver to take you to your desired destination sometimes requires begging him as if he drives for you gratis.
Facebook: Outage was our fault
AFP, Published on 20/06/2014
» Facebook took the blame Thursday for a brief outage that resulted in a flood of comments - chiefly on rival social network Twitter.
Facebook users face half-hour of 'silence'
AFP, Published on 19/06/2014
» Facebook users worldwide rushed onto Twitter on Thursday to vent their dismay -- and trade jokes -- after a glitch left them briefly unable to reach friends on the social networking giant.
Workspace of the future: everywhere
AFP, Published on 30/05/2014
» The workspace of the future is a lot more than a typical office cubicle.
Uber remedy for the taxi blues?
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 16/04/2014
» An office worker who regularly needs to call a cab to take her home from her workplace, Supatra has often been frustrated with the quality of service provided by Bangkok taxi drivers. But now that she's started using a mobile app called Uber to organise taxi rides, she says there's been a vast improvement in the experience.
Not quite the model tweet by US Airways
AFP, Published on 15/04/2014
» US Airways rushed out an apology Monday after a graphic sexual image was tweeted from its official Twitter account in response to a disgruntled customer.
Swedish city introduces payment by hand scanning
AFP, Published on 14/04/2014
» Hand scanning has become an alternative payment method for people in a city in southern Sweden, researchers at Lund University said Monday.