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  • BUSINESS

    Want to be invincible? Learn to innovate

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 16/09/2019

    » If a company is continuously reinventing itself, it has a good chance of staying ahead of the competition. The problem for many companies is that once they become successful, or find a business model that works, they tend to focus on that and forget to renew themselves, says Alexander Osterwalder, a Swiss business theorist and author.

  • OPINION

    The rise of consumer cryptocurrency

    News, Published on 26/02/2024

    » Since its inception with the launch of Bitcoin in 2008, blockchain technology has gone through numerous cycles of public attention. Over time, growing interest and investment in the best-known cryptocurrencies has led to greater acceptance, as highlighted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund) in January. While blockchains and their associated "crypto" assets have yet to be adopted by a truly broad base of consumers, that is starting to change, owing to a shift in how these technologies are being used.

  • LIFE

    When art intersects human rights

    Life, Published on 28/11/2022

    » Art and human rights violations do not always share the same tone. How can surviving abuse or living with restrictions also be beautiful and artistic? Violations come with misery, hopelessness, suffering and disagreement, while art brings beauty, meaning and creativity. Could brutal human rights violations be presented in artistic form? And what value does that bring to the situation?

  • THAILAND

    Sweet tooth nation

    Life, Catherine Faulder, Published on 20/10/2015

    » As is the case with most modern Bangkok dwellings, my compact apartment does not have an oven. So I am forced to eat out a lot. I use the term "forced" loosely, as we all know Bangkok is a city that boasts some of the best food in the world.

  • BUSINESS

    Amazon's Planned Purchase of MGM Faces FTC Scrutiny

    Business, Published on 24/06/2021

    » The Federal Trade Commission will be the agency to review Amazon.com Inc.'s proposed acquisition of Hollywood studio MGM, according to people familiar with the matter, just as the commission gets a new chairwoman who has been critical of the online giant's expansion.

  • BUSINESS

    Microsoft Deepens Health-Tech Push With $16 Billion Deal for Nuance

    Business, Published on 14/04/2021

    » Microsoft Corp. has agreed to buy artificial intelligence company Nuance Communications Inc. for $16 billion, extending chief executive Satya Nadella's run of big acquisitions to accelerate growth in everything from healthcare to videogaming.

  • LIFE

    Writing wrong

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 28/09/2020

    » What's hot and what's not in the LGBTI communities in Asia and around the globe during the past month

  • TECH

    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.

  • LIFE

    An R-rated roller-coaster ride

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 19/06/2020

    » A dozen strangers suddenly wake up to find themselves in a remote field. They have no idea where they are or how they got there, but the next thing they know they're being hunted down for sport. Judging by its premise or the trailer, the new action/horror film The Hunt could give you an impression of another The Hunger Games or Maze Runner, a survival story mixed with strong political messages. But the film surprisingly delivered a satire, dark humour combined with really well filmed action sequences, plus some of the most likeable performances you'll see in a movie this year.

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