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Peak pieces
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 30/05/2025
» Surpassing other watchmakers, Zenith has 2,333 chronometry prizes under its belt. Produced from 1949 to 1962, the iconic Calibre 135-O alone earned the maison 235 prizes.
Gold standard
Life, Published on 16/05/2025
» On May 13, American actor, director and producer Robert De Niro received an honorary Palme d'Or for lifetime achievement at the opening ceremony of the 78th Festival de Cannes.
Microsoft's quantum conundrum
Life, James Hein, Published on 12/03/2025
» If you've been keeping up with quantum computer news, you will have seen the Microsoft Marketing announcement on topological q-bits and a potential quantum computer in a few years. I was planning to write about this in some detail, but it turns out the reality may not meet the marketing. Surprising, I know, but the announcement implying Microsoft has q-bit technology ready to go and scale is speculative. They don't have any physical models, just some tests and a theory that has already been challenged by the physics community. It will take a while to go through all the published data, but the Microsoft quantum computer could be decades, not years, in the future, if ever.
A cultural landmark
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 21/06/2023
» To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Corrado Feroci, or Prof Silpa Bhirasri, in the Kingdom of Siam, the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) in collaboration with the Bhirasri Institute of Modern Art Foundation and Silpakorn University has organised the exhibition "Art-Thai-Time".
Check out these documentaries of disaster
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/03/2023
» Following the disappearance of a caesium-137 tube, the discovery of radiated red dust in a metal foundry in Prachin Buri has sparked fear of contamination of radioactive substances in the environment. I've picked some documentaries and films that portray the man-made impact of radiation on communities.
Pushing the boundaries
Life, Noko, Published on 09/09/2022
» Starting with the blazing red ceramic innovation, Hublot has mastered the alchemy of vibrantly-coloured, resilient and scratch-proof ceramic.
Squaring the circle
Life, Noko, Published on 20/05/2022
» After four decades of watchmaking, Hublot looked back at its milestones and asked, what's next?
US and EU “CHIPS Acts”: Wrong Solution to Phantom China Tech Threat
Robert Lewis, Published on 30/12/2021
» US and EU authorities have called the current semiconductor supply chain crisis a major national and economic security risk, citing a “dangerous” over-dependence on Asian foundries to source state-of-the-art chips.
Clearly exotic
Life, Noko, Published on 23/07/2021
» Last year Hublot celebrated two anniversaries -- 40 years of the brand, and 15 years of the futuristic Big Bang timepiece. The milestone was marked by the debut of the Big Bang Integral boasting a one-piece construction of the case and bracelet.
Intel to spend $20bn on new US chip plants
AFP, Published on 24/03/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: US chip titan Intel said Tuesday it will invest $20 billion in building two new plants in Arizona as part of a plan to ramp up production in the United States and Europe.