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We know they know we know about privacy
Life, James Hein, Published on 03/12/2025
» Strap in, because today I'm covering what is going to be happening over the next few months to get even more data about you and what you are doing on the internet. Let's start with the recent exposure of around 3.5 billion phone numbers from WhatsApp, the private platform.
Google warns new AI-powered malware thinks and rewrites its own code
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 17/11/2025
» The Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has released a report detailing a significant shift in cybersecurity, noting that hackers are no longer just using AI for assistance or writing code but are integrating it into malware.
Microsoft put on the naughty step by Aussie regulator
Life, James Hein, Published on 05/11/2025
» Microsoft has been at it again. The Competition & Consumer Commission in Australia has started a legal process against the Redmond giant for apparently misleading users of the policies for its Microsoft 365 bundle. Microsoft advised users with a Personal and Family plan that "to maintain their subscription they must accept the integration of Copilot and pay higher prices for their plan, or, alternatively, cancel their subscription".
Siriraj x MIT hackathon puts spotlight on tech-driven health
Life, Published on 21/10/2025
» Following the overwhelming success of last year's debut of "Siriraj x MIT Hacking Medicine 2024", the second annual hackathon will see teams from different disciplines collaborate to create breakthrough healthcare solutions from Oct 31 to Nov 2.
Doom, not gloom kicks off my 2025
Life, James Hein, Published on 29/01/2025
» Over the years, the game Doom has been ported onto some amazing platforms including a pregnancy test kit screen. The latest iteration of this practice has turned up in a version that will run in a .PDF file. If you are like me, then this will cause your mental processing to pause for a moment and your next thought may well be: "Wait, what?" The Portable Document Format (PDF) was developed to present documents in a manner that is independent of the software, hardware and operating system showing them. While it does this well, some malware writers have exploited its complexities.
Verso Hack invites young innovators to take action
Life, Published on 07/01/2025
» Verso International School is organising Verso Hack 2025 on Feb 8 and 9, with a special pre-hack day on Feb 1. The event is open to aspiring innovators aged 13 to 18 nationwide.
Turning smart glasses into surveillance tools
Life, James Hein, Published on 23/10/2024
» I'm sure most readers are familiar with the Apple Vision Pro, and may have also been witness to someone wearing one out in the real world, because I have. Since then, there has been a new version of the Meta Ray-Bans that look like a pair of nerd glasses from the 1970s. The latter have turned into something from the TV series Person Of Interest by a couple of Harvard undergrads. The pair, AnhPhu Nguyen and Caine Ardayfio, are known for their punch-activated flamethrower. This time they built a system that allows the Ray-Bans to scan faces of people in view, pass this to an AI system that scans the internet for identification, and builds a dossier that is passed back to the glasses. It's called I-XRAY and challenges the concept of privacy because, if available, it will even provide details like address and social security number.
Living happier
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 04/03/2024
» What will happen in Thailand in the next decade? With concern about mental health, the National Innovation Agency collaborated with the Department of Mental Health and FutureTales Lab by MQDC to conduct the study "Futures Of Mental Health In Thailand 2033".
Teenagers invited to enrol in hackathon
Life, Published on 04/01/2024
» After successful hackathons in the past three years, Verso International School is holding Verso Hack 2024 on Feb 3 and 4, with a Pre-Hack Day on Jan 27.
Last chance to join Bangkok AI Hack
Life, Published on 24/10/2023
» Interested AI enthusiasts have until tomorrow to apply for Bangkok AI Hack 2023, an intensive nine-day hacking event which will take place at Districtx at FYI Center, Ratchadaphisek Road, from Nov 11-19.