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Film festival a boon for Silk Road
News, Chen Ziqi, Published on 27/09/2025
» This year, the Belt and Road Initiative celebrates 12 years of cooperation between over 150 countries. Beyond trade and infrastructure, its heartbeat lies in bringing people closer together.
Stablecoin explosion fuels liquidity, not yet money
News, Mike Dolan, Published on 16/08/2025
» Treasury market bulwark or catalyst for a liquidity bubble? No one's sure whether the now government-blessed "stablecoin" explosion will juice or destabilise the economy.
Rethinking what it means to be human
News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 05/07/2025
» In the decades ahead, Thailand will not collapse in a blaze of war, disease, or climate catastrophe. Rather, it will quietly wither from within. The twin forces of demographic decline and digital automation are converging with astonishing speed, and yet our political and moral imaginations remain unprepared.
Even Warren Buffett makes statistical errors
News, Marty Fridson, Published on 24/05/2025
» One person you wouldn't expect to hear tout a statistical fallacy is Warren Buffett, but the legendary investor appeared to do just that at the recent Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, a reminder of just how easy it is to fall into statistical traps. While speaking at the annual meeting in early May, Mr Buffett commented while holding up a can of sugar-laden soda: "For 94 years I've been able to drink whatever I want to drink. They predict all kinds of terrible things for me, but it hasn't happened yet ... Charlie [Munger] and I never really exercised that much or did anything -- we were carefully preserving ourselves for these years."
The world really needs a techno-realist manifesto
News, Nicholas Agar & Stuart Whatley, Published on 04/12/2024
» 'It's actually going to be easy to cure ageing and cancer," insists David Sinclair, a researcher on ageing at Harvard University. Similarly, Elon Musk continues to claim that he will soon land humans on Mars and deploy robotaxis en masse. Major corporations have set carbon-neutrality targets based on highly optimistic forecasts about the potential of carbon-removal technologies. And, of course, many commentators now insist that "AI changes everything".
Thai actress wins best performance at 2024 Emmy Awards
News, Online Reporters, Published on 26/11/2024
» Thai actress Chutimon “Aokbab” Chuengcharoensukying has won a Best Performance award for her leading role in “Hunger” at the 52nd International Emmy Awards 2024, held in New York City on Monday.
Taylor Swift can learn a lot from Billie Eilish
News, Lara Williams, Published on 17/05/2024
» Not long ago, I lamented the lack of climate anthems. Perhaps we'll find one on Hit Me Hard and Soft, the third studio album from Billie Eilish that's due to drop today.
Will we have responsible AI?
News, Yolanda Botti-Lodovico & Vilas Dhar, Published on 05/02/2024
» The start of 2024 has been marked by a wave of predictions regarding the trajectory of artificial intelligence, ranging from optimistic to cautious. Nevertheless, a clear consensus has emerged: AI is already reshaping human experience. To keep up, humanity must evolve.
When can we expect to see India Inc's moonshots?
News, Andy Mukherjee, Published on 25/08/2023
» Now that India has become the first country in the world to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole -- for less than half the money Christopher Nolan spent on the movie, Interstellar -- its risk-averse private sector will hopefully be inspired to launch some moonshots of its own. Just beating investor expectations next quarter won't get them ahead in the long game in artificial intelligence or new materials and energy.
Chakthip in hot water over smart cars
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/03/2023
» The National-Anti Corruption Commission (NACC) has found former national police chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda guilty of procurement irregularities in relation to the acquisition of 260 smart patrol cars worth more than 900 million baht.