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Discord plans auto-restart feature to tackle high RAM usage
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 22/12/2025
» Discord has acknowledged that its desktop application can consume nearly 4GB of RAM, leading the company to test a new "Auto Restart" feature to mitigate performance degradation for Windows users.
Latest AI reveals its bias yet again
Life, James Hein, Published on 13/03/2024
» Google's latest version of AI, once Bard but now called Gemini, is yet another indication of how biased the current batch of AI platforms are. I was going to include a bunch of examples but this has received so much coverage that everyone should have seen it by now. Basically, the product offers anything but a white-skinned person in requested pictures. This gave rise to some short-lived pub games. Many found this amusing but after a while it became obvious that Google has shut Gemini down for re-education.
Barefoot Bliss
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 27/05/2022
» Now that international travel and flying restrictions are easing up as more and more countries are welcoming back tourists, you may want to make your first trip aboard in a long while extra special. If the alluring atolls of the Maldives come to mind, a stay at Gili Lankanfushi Maldives may prove to be a bucket-list-worthy experience.
Performance in the wild
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 26/05/2022
» For Kok Heng Leun, memories of Pulau Ubin, an island northeast of mainland Singapore, go as far back as when he was a teenager.
Australia orders US facial recognition software firm to destroy data
Reuters, Published on 03/11/2021
» SYDNEY: An Australian regulator on Wednesday ordered U.S. facial recognition software company Clearview AI Inc to stop collecting images from websites and destroy data collected in the country after an investigation found it breached privacy laws.
The Golden Spice - Curcumin in Turmeric
Published on 02/09/2021
» Curcumin, the principal ingredient in turmeric, also known as the ‘Golden Spice’, has long been used in a wide range of applications, such as textile colouring, cosmetics, and nutritional ingredients. Curcumin is especially prominent in medicinal applications, where it has gained a reputation as a ‘wonder remedy’.
An unusual honeymoon
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 13/07/2021
» It's been seven years since American actress Alexandra Daddario had her big break in the first season of HBO's crime drama True Detective where she played Lisa, the mistress of Marty Hart (Woody Harrelson).
Rooting out inequality
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/12/2020
» 'Fight for the things that you care about but do it in a way that will lead others to join you."
Singapore's world-first face scan plan sparks privacy fears
AFP, Published on 18/10/2020
» SINGAPORE: Singapore will become the world's first country to use facial verification in its national ID scheme, but privacy advocates are alarmed by what they say is an intrusive system vulnerable to abuse.
Governments ‘use pandemic to crack down on online dissent’
AFP, Published on 14/10/2020
» Governments around the world are using the pandemic as a justification to expand surveillance and crack down on dissent online, resulting in a 10th consecutive annual decline in internet freedom, a human rights watchdog report said Wednesday.