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How Artificial Intelligence Is Taking Over Our Gadgets
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 28/06/2021
» If you think of AI as something futuristic and abstract, start thinking different.
Carriers braced for fierce competition
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 12/08/2020
» Local airlines are gearing up for fierce competition to capture limited domestic demand, with Thai AirAsia (TAA) officially making a U-turn to Suvarnabhumi airport and an existing tenant, Thai Vietjet, digging in with plans for more routes.
The Silent Killers: contending with less publicised threats to health
Ezree Ebrahim, Published on 10/03/2020
» Apart from the global scare that Covid-19 is creating, diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia, also known as the “triple killers” have become widespread, even more deadly killers. Each year, there are more and more sufferers. The disturbing trend is that sufferers are being identified from ever younger age-groups.
What Makes a $60,000 Watch So Expensive?
Business, Jacob Gallagher, Published on 28/02/2020
» Most luxury wristwatches are similar in size; they (should) all tell the time. Yet their costs vary as widely as the prices of contemporary art. A stainless steel Rolex Submariner will set you back $7,900, but a pink gold Roger Dubuis Excalibur rings in at $76,000. Aside from the material differences, what factors determine such watches' retail value?
Are we ready for the rise of social robots?
Business, AP, Published on 10/08/2018
» Personal home robots that can socialise with people are starting to roll out of the laboratory and into our living rooms and kitchens. But are humans ready to invite them into their lives?
Making sense of 2018's head-scratching trends
Business, Christopher Caillavet, Published on 05/02/2018
» The seemingly endless month of January is past, and the festive season's good tidings and optimism have given way to the usual hard-bitten cynicism about the year ahead.