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From Edo to Edinburgh
Life, Sawarin Suwichakornpong, Published on 14/03/2026
» The opera based on the long and industrious life of Japanese print master Katsushika Hokusai had its world premiere in Glasgow and travelled to Edinburgh for two consecutive nights last month. I braved the strong winds of the Edinburgh evening to watch The Great Wave at the Festival Theatre on its last day.
The missing agenda
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/02/2026
» Rights groups have urged political parties to push for gender equality in the upcoming poll on Sunday, calling for enhanced protection against domestic violence and more inclusive policies for the gender-diverse community.
UK pressures Elon Musk over Grok AI deepfake porn scandal
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 07/01/2026
» The British government is demanding Elon Musk take immediate action to rein in his Grok artificial intelligence tool following reports that the software is being used to generate non-consensual sexually explicit images.
Cheers Queers! 2025's LGBTI news in review
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 22/12/2025
» The year began with a bang when the Marriage Equality Act came into effect, allowing same-sex couples to register their union for the first time in Southeast Asia. But there remains legal confusion and impediments to establishing diverse forms of families.
Google Translate set to add real-time headphone translation
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 15/12/2025
» Google has announced a significant update for its Google Translate application, integrating the Gemini large language model to enhance real-time language translation through any pair of headphones equipped with a microphone.
Lenovo unveils AI glasses with real-time translation
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 08/11/2025
» Lenovo has launched its AI Glasses V1, a feature-rich, lightweight device powered by artificial intelligence, weighing in at just 38 grammes. The new smart glasses, which boast real-time language translation among their key capabilities, are set to go on sale on the JD.com website on Sunday, priced at 3,999 yuan (about 18,220 baht).
A titanic evening of Mehler
Life, Stan Gayuski, Published on 18/10/2025
» Earlier in October, Somtow Sucharitkul informed this reviewer that he was about to conduct Gustav Mahler's Titan with the Siam Sinfonietta.
Sabine has the science you're after
Life, James Hein, Published on 08/10/2025
» Sabine Hossenfelder is one of the people I regularly watch on the YouTube platform. She is a physicist but also veers into other areas such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing. For her latest video -- In Which I Lose Faith In Quantum Computing -- she makes a number of interesting observations. In short, apart from some very specific applications, quantum computing, even if it is scalable from current technology, has limited application. It also has the potential of bringing down a number of current companies highly focused on this technology, or at least some of their divisions. Artificial intelligence takes up a lot of the space that quantum computing could do well in, but for the present at least, AI does it better. The next 10 years, or less, will be important to see how both of these directions develop, or not. If you are interested at all in physics, maths and occasionally quantum computing, then Sabine Hossenfelder provides some interesting perspectives.
Android is now the new Apple
Life, James Hein, Published on 10/09/2025
» Some may be wondering why have I used an Android phone up to now compared to, say, Apple iPhone? In the beginning, it was for the following four reasons -- a headphone jack, a removable battery, the ability to insert an SD card for storage and the ability to load a program into the computer. That last part may sound a little strange but a 12GB device with 1TB of storage and a graphics unit built in is a computer now. The "program" loading here means you can put your own operating system on the device and install applications, bypassing the Play Store. So where are we now? No headphone jack, no SSD support, no removable battery and based on a recent announcement, no ability to "side-load" programs any more. In other words, Google phones have now or will soon be turned into iPhones.
Swedish rockers smash Bangkok
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 30/08/2025
» Swedish rock band Smash Into Pieces made their long-awaited Bangkok debut on Aug 20, delivering an immersive, cinematic-rock show that laid bare both their ambition and adaptability.