Showing 1 - 10 of 10
Imagining a world without cash
Life, James Hein, Published on 08/05/2024
» How safe are you in a purely digital economy? If you are carrying cash, someone can of course rob you, or you can lose it or give it to someone. You can also have a stash of it at home for emergencies or for buying something from a garage sale. For the most part, you retain control over any cash you manage. Electronic cash can still be stolen and your ability to spend it can be taken by someone else if your details get into the wrong hands. However, it's convenient, just tap and go, or in some cases, just wave your smartphone over a pad. While you have no idea where your money actually is, a small piece of plastic, your watch or a phone can retrieve it for you for a payment. You can even use it to get cash from a wall.
Facing the future
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 10/09/2020
» After AlphaGo -- an artificial intelligence (AI) that specialises in playing the strategy board game Go -- beat world champion Lee Sedol from South Korea 4-1 in 2016, people in the technology field took a closer look at AI and wondered if it could beat humans even more. Though AI plays significant roles in our routine lives, many Thai people still don't know what it is and how it is relevant to our lives.
Aussie study questions answered
Life, Published on 29/06/2020
» Thai students planning to pursue further studies in Australia shouldn't miss this. The "ANU Week" features a series of online seminars that will get them to learn about the Australian National University (ANU), hailed as Australia's number one university located in Canberra.
City planning goes virtual with 'digital twin' tech
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/08/2019
» Australia is integrating new technologies into its urban centres and one of the projects that showcase this urban development innovation is "Data61".
Entrepreneur in overdrive
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/04/2019
» Do you remember what you were doing when you were 13? Aaron Tan, a teenage prodigy in Singapore, was running his first tech startup. He then went on to set up two more companies before turning 21. Today he is the CEO of Singapore-based Carro, an automotive marketplace and services portal that started from his love of trading cars, not driving them.
From Goya to El Greco
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 01/07/2018
» Walking through the crowd after arriving at Gran Via metro station in Madrid, my hands turn cold, my lips dry and my heart rate rises to match the rhythm of the drum being beat by a street performer nearby. Here I am again, standing in the same country that I first visited only one year ago.
Twigging on to educational excellence
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 04/04/2016
» 'If you look around the world, the best teaching practice is one of organised chaos," said Anthony Bouchier, founder and CEO of Twig World, a UK-based company specialising in educational videos. "You allow students moments of activity and noise, but you also need to be able to sit them down and engage their attention and curiosity. People employing good teaching practices recognise that is the best stimulus and incentive to learning. That's what technology brings them, which is the whole world in their classroom."
High scores, flaws and bot wars
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 17/12/2014
» Nobody knows if Thailand will ever make it to the World Cup final.
The kids are alright
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 17/08/2014
» I have just half an hour to bash out this column so I am going to be quick.
Teeing off for A Good Cause
Life, Published on 06/01/2012
» What could be more fascinating than a round of golf with a sumptuous barbecue finale beneath the twinkling stars?