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Ministry launches free DE-fence app to block scam calls
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 18/01/2026
» The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society has introduced "DE-fence," a mobile application designed to protect the public from the rising tide of call centre scams and fraudulent SMS links.
Bridging the gaps
Life, Story: Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/01/2026
» Organised by the National Research Council of Thailand, Thailand Inventors' Day 2026 runs until Friday at Event Hall 102–103, BITEC Bangna Exhibition and Convention Center. Instead of presenting scientific innovations, Life interviewed two researchers -- Prof Dusadee Ayuwat and Assoc Prof Prajak Kongkirati -- who are among 15 researchers from nine fields who received the 2026 National Outstanding Researcher Awards as part of Thailand Inventors' Day 2026. While Prof Dusadee received the award in Sociology, Assoc Prof Prajak received the award in Political Science and Public Administration.
Game platform Steam to end support for system 32-bit Windows
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 24/12/2025
» Valve has officially announced the end of support for 32-bit Windows operating systems, following a recent update that transitions the Steam Client to a native 64-bit architecture to enhance security and performance.
Google warns new AI-powered malware thinks and rewrites its own code
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 17/11/2025
» The Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has released a report detailing a significant shift in cybersecurity, noting that hackers are no longer just using AI for assistance or writing code but are integrating it into malware.
Microsoft put on the naughty step by Aussie regulator
Life, James Hein, Published on 05/11/2025
» Microsoft has been at it again. The Competition & Consumer Commission in Australia has started a legal process against the Redmond giant for apparently misleading users of the policies for its Microsoft 365 bundle. Microsoft advised users with a Personal and Family plan that "to maintain their subscription they must accept the integration of Copilot and pay higher prices for their plan, or, alternatively, cancel their subscription".
5-star guest on a 3-star cruise
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 17/10/2025
» An award-winning investigative journalist is brought in to cover a story aboard a luxury yacht as it sails from the UK to Norway. One night, she believes she has witnessed a murder -- but there's no record of the victim ever having been on the boat.
Google urges Chrome users to update after critical security flaw found
Life, Online Reporters, Published on 24/09/2025
» Google has urged all Chrome users to immediately update their browsers after the discovery of a critical security flaw that could allow hackers to take control of a computer. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-10585, carries a severity rating of 9.8 out of 10.
New online game aims to prevent trafficking
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 20/06/2025
» UN Women Asia and the Pacific and Mythos Labs have launched the online game Safe Path to mitigate the risk of trafficking for forced criminality.
A blunt slasher
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 30/05/2025
» It has been four years since Netflix released the Fear Street trilogy -- three interconnected slasher films that mixed 80s nostalgia, supernatural lore and time-hopping ambition. The movies came out during a period when anything evoking retro aesthetics, especially the 1980s, like Stranger Things, practically guaranteed success. Though far from perfect, the original Fear Street trilogy had its own pulpy charm, especially in the way it linked three different time periods together into one cohesive and mysterious narrative.
So long, Joe
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 09/05/2025
» The American psychological thriller You returns for a fifth and final season on Netflix, bringing our charming stalker/serial killer Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) back to New York City. Joe appears to be settling into his version of a happily ever after -- married, powerful and rich -- but, of course, things aren't that simple. His picture-perfect life is threatened by ghosts from his past and the ever-lurking shadows of his twisted compulsions. And just a heads-up: we're diving into full spoilers here. So, if you haven't watched this season -- or the entire series -- you might want to come back later.