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10 pieces of tech jargon that confused us in 2025
New York Times, Published on 01/01/2026
» NEW YORK — As a tech journalist for the past 20 years, I have had a front-row seat to the slow death of the English language, driven by the engineers and marketers of Silicon Valley who use clunky abbreviations, awkward jargon and meaningless superlatives to describe the latest innovations.
Thousands pay respects to Giorgio Armani
AFP, Published on 06/09/2025
» MILAN, Italy - Thousands of mourners began paying homage on Saturday to Italian fashion giant Giorgio Armani, following his death aged 91.
Musk unveils 'smartest AI on Earth'
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/02/2025
» WASHINGTON — Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI showed off the updated Grok-3 model, showcasing a version of the chatbot technology that the billionaire has said is the "smartest AI on Earth."
Fact checkers get it wrong
Life, James Hein, Published on 13/09/2023
» First off, I have some follow-up news on an earlier story. The Australian fact checking group I mentioned being paid by Meta has been suspended for providing a series of "false" fact checks that turned out to be actually true. As I pointed out, many of the so-called fact checkers don't have any experience in the field they are apparently providing the check for. This will be particularly true in any politically charged area.
Computer sales forecast to expand by 7.9% this year
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 01/06/2023
» Thailand's personal computer (PC) market should grow by 7.9% this year, based on demand from companies eager to transform their business, according to an analyst at IT research firm IDC Thailand.
From bees to bullets, CES tech show gives gamers the feels
AFP, Published on 08/01/2023
» Getting shot, standing in a downpour, being surrounded by bees: None are ideal, but for gamers, feeling the sensations of each is the goal.
Beware of scammers
Life, James Hein, Published on 25/05/2022
» As things in the world get worse, such as inflation, along with a lack of basic goods and services, there has been a corresponding increase in overall malware and scammers. It is sadly the nature of some to take advantage of those who are more vulnerable and less informed about this subject. Adding to the issue is the massive amount of data sharing that is passed or sold to bad actors. Governments seem to be heavily involved in this. I recently had to fill out some material and within a day I received a scam call relating to that activity. I have no way of knowing if there was some kind of active hack or if someone regularly sold the data, but it happens very fast these days. Sign up for just about anything now and you will probably receive an email or phone call relating to that, not from those you signed up with, but from people pretending to be.
Metaverse joins remote work as key employment trend
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 02/02/2022
» Hybrid onsite and remote work will become more common in the future as it delivers more flexibility and improves productivity, while the metaverse is another tool to support an interactive workplace, according to consulting and tech firms.
Dell trumpets holistic cybersecurity, data protection strategy
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/12/2021
» Organisations face challenges in data protection because of ransomware threats and increasing engagement with emerging technologies, according to global tech giant Dell Technologies.
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey quits company
AFP, Published on 30/11/2021
» WASHINGTON: Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey announced on Monday he was leaving the company, after steering the social network during the tumult of Donald Trump's presidency and surviving an activist investor's ouster bid in 2020.