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Mastering the 'now normal'
Asia focus, Published on 07/09/2020
» The career path that Jonathan Heit took to the public relations industry is unlike that of most people. With an undergraduate degree in sciences and a pre-medical background at Cornell University, Mr Heit, now 48, says he was "on the path to becoming a doctor".
Don't call AI bigoted
Life, James Hein, Published on 06/11/2019
» Despite what some claim, Artificial Intelligence is not racist. Google built a system to detect hate speech or speech that exhibited questionable content. Following the rules given, it picked out a range of people with what some try to claim was a bias toward black people. Wrong. The AI simply followed the rules and a larger number of black people and some other minorities, as defined in the US, were found to be breaking those rules. It didn't matter to the machines that when one group says it, it isn't defined as hate speech by some; it simply followed the rules. People can ignore or pretend not to see rules, but machines don't work that way. What the exercise actually found was that speech by some groups is ignored while the same thing said by others isn't. As the saying goes, don't ask the question if you're not prepared to hear the answer.
Beyond digital payment
Asia focus, Published on 04/02/2019
» The way we pay for things has evolved rapidly in recent years. Even carrying a physical wallet containing cash and cards is no longer essential when a smartphone or biometric recognition can be used to complete a transaction.
How innovation affects financial performance
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 17/08/2017
» Does innovation really deliver tangible financial results to a company? Do investments in innovation yield a positive return? Does innovation pay? And if yes, how much positive impact does it have on financial performance?
Here comes your new mate
Life, Komsan John Jandamit, Published on 27/01/2016
» Huawei is the first to show off and market their top-of-the-line phone in 2016, the Mate 8. Will it be able to compete in a market that already has so many great phones? Will this golden glittery phone be worth your money? Let's find out.
Web use passes TV in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/06/2013
» Thais use web 16 hours a week & TV 10 hours, web 49% vs. TV 36%, but TV 69% of ad spending, web only 3%.
Facebook introduces "Home"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/04/2013
» It's not a phone, it's not an operating system. It's "Facebook Home", a sort of super-app for the latest versions of Android that puts Facebook on the home-screens of smartphones.
Apple's iPad mini introduced
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/10/2012
» Apple has introduced a smaller, lighter and less expensive iPad, but at $329 (10,120 baht) for the cheapest version, it is still considerably more expensive than its rivals.
Tablets expected to skyrocket
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/03/2012
» Local tablets set to skyrocket from 400,000 to 1.5 million ahead of next iPad release. iPad2 price slashed.
Super cheap tablet: Amazon's Kindle Fire
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/09/2011
» Priced at half the price of an iPad, Amazon hopes to draw customers to purchase at its website with a new 7-inch screen tablet.