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How elections amplify our echo chamber
Life, Niki Chatikavanij, Published on 14/02/2026
» This past week, most Bangkokians woke up with a post-election hangover. It's a similar feeling to when you have too many glasses of wine at dinner, or went a bit too heavy for your friend's birthday. This feeling, though, doesn't subside throughout the day with a nice long shower or a glass of water.
The art of persuasion
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/02/2026
» Following the Siamese Revolution, the country held its first general election and only indirect vote on Nov 15, 1933. Voters chose village representatives, who then elected candidates in their province to enter parliament. In the run-up to the country's first poll, Samran I-machai, an MP candidate in Ayutthaya, handed out booklets to voters.
Microsoft to raise Microsoft 365 prices for enterprise users
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 03/01/2026
» Microsoft has announced a global price increase for its Microsoft 365 services targeting business, enterprise and government sectors, effective from July 1, 2026.The tech giant attributed the adjustment to significant investments in infrastructure, cybersecurity, and the integration of over 1,100 new features, including advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, across its suite of productivity tools.
Google slashes free use of Gemini 3 and Banana
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 02/12/2025
» Bad news for free account users of Google’s AI services. The tech giant has announced a reduction in usage allowances for those without a Google AI Pro subscription.
Canva offer free Affinity download for Windows and Mac
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 04/11/2025
» Canva has confirmed that users can now download the Affinity suite for Windows and Mac for free, but access to artificial intelligence (AI ) features incurs an additional charge. The announcement follows the initial release of the Affinity application for free download on Oct 30.
SCB 10X convenes AI tech giants for virtual summit
Life, Published on 03/11/2025
» SCB 10X, the disruptive technology investment arm of SCBX Group, is holding its first-ever global AI virtual summit, "AI-Volution", tomorrow and Wednesday from 8am to 4pm.
Pursuing schools as a family status symbol
Life, Niki Chatikavanij, Published on 01/11/2025
» It's difficult to escape the current online discourse on the balance of the Good Life and the growing debate over international schools. International schools were established in 1951, when International School Bangkok opened on the grounds of the US embassy to serve the children of American staff. Bangkok Patana School, Thailand's first such British school, opened in 1957 to serve the growing expat community, along with Ruamrudee International School.
A daughter of the sea
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai and Kwanchai Dumrongkwan, Published on 27/10/2025
» In Chana district, Songkhla province, the ocean is never far away. "You walk out the front door and there's the sea," says Khairiyah Ramanyah, smiling. She remembers doing her homework as a child while dolphins leapt in the distance. The sea was never just a view. It was family.
Symposium to tackle Thailand's debt challenges
Life, Published on 22/10/2025
» Bangkok Commercial Asset Management is holding "BAM Symposium: New Era Of AMC 2025", its flagship annual event for Thailand's asset management companies, at Dusit Thani Bangkok's Napalai Grand Ballroom, Rama IV Road, on Oct 28 from 9am to 5pm.
Understanding an AI's 'thinking'
Life, James Hein, Published on 22/10/2025
» Over the past couple of weeks, I dived deep into the Alice In Wonderland-like rabbit hole of chatbots and AI systems. This was not your typical "ask a few questions", but more along the lines of jailbreaking the AI to get behind the scenes. You may remember earlier commentary on the code behind the query. This is where the guardrails and biases of the model are coded and why the majority of all AI systems are currently leaning to the Left of the political spectrum.