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TikTok tests AI chatbot 'Tako' in Philippines
Reuters, Published on 25/05/2023
» HONG KONG: Social media platform TikTok said on Thursday it is in the early stages of exploring a chatbot called "Tako" that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content and is conducting tests with select users in the Philippines.
Teenagers resent social media and efforts to take it away
New York Times, Published on 24/05/2023
» NEW YORK: In Manhattan, one high school freshman said he is trying to cut down on scrolling through TikTok, but questioned whether age restrictions on social media use could ever effectively stop tech-savvy teenagers.
A textbook case of failure
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/05/2023
» In the past few weeks, there has been criticism of the Thai language textbook Pasa Patee for 5th graders. In the ninth chapter titled "Value Of Life", a rich girl named Yaibua tells her best friend Khaopoon, who is an orphan, that she wanted to die because her parents did not buy her a new mobile phone. Khaopoon took Yaibua to her orphanage where she experienced a meal of some rice, half a boiled egg and fish sauce. Everyone was happy and enjoyed the meal. This made Yaibua realise that happiness comes from a person's state of mind, not material possessions.
Marxists seize unused land as their own
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 21/05/2023
» They arrived just before midnight, carrying machetes and hoes, hammers and sickles, with plans to seize the land.
Rare form of Spanish under threat
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 21/05/2023
» When the old regulars gather at Cynthia Rael-Vigil's coffee shop in Questa, a village nestled in the snow-capped Sangre de Cristo Mountains, they sip lattes and lavender lemonade and gossip in Spanish.
'Playing war': Conflict militarises Ukraine children
AFP, Published on 18/05/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - The boys wear second-hand helmets and their guns cannot kill, but the war they play at in a verdant Ukraine field is real for them and carries consequences.
Two education policies to make a difference
News, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 15/05/2023
» One thing that taxpayers and politicians agree on practically everywhere is that more money should be spent on children's education. This seems like a no-brainer: better education means children get a better start in life. But we need to be careful. Many popular educational investments deliver little or no learning, while we rarely hear about the most effective investments.
What the polls say
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/05/2023
» Re: "MFP closing gap with Pheu Thai: Nida", (BP, May 4).
'Born-again Muslims' upset their elders
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 30/04/2023
» A boy band belted out songs about loving the Prophet Muhammad. A young woman wearing a full-face veil was moved to tears by the faith of new converts. Later, the crowd applauded as a 15-year-old girl converted to Islam before their eyes. Many posted selfies on social media, delighting in their shared faith.
Bayer-NSM continues Better Science for Better Life Project 2023
Published on 26/04/2023
» Bayer Thai Co., Ltd., in collaboration with the National Science Museum (NSM), recently delivered toolkits along with workshops for teachers from 20 schools from the central region and metropolitan areas under its “Better Science for Better Life” Project. The event at Rama 9 Museum, Klong 5, Pathum Thani, took “Plant Ranger” as its t heme. The move continues Bayer Thai’s commitment to promote science learning among Thai students.