James Farrell

James Farrell is the former editor-in-chief of Chiang Mai CityNews, where he wrote and managed daily news, features, op-eds and blogs on a diverse range of topics. Prior to this, in the same city of Northern Thailand where he lives, he was the longstanding deputy editor of the monthly magazine Citylife. He has written on culture, politics, travel, tech, business, human rights, for local, national, and international news services and magazines. He has a keen interest in the role technology is playing in the transformation of society, culture and politics, especially in developing nations. This is reflected in his not-so-successful first novel.

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Facebook says it’s getting closer to creating a mind-reading wearable device

EMERGING TECH By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. is one step closer to developing augmented reality glasses that will allow people to type without people having to use a keyboard, the company announced Tuesday. The company first talked about building a “brain-computer interface” at its F8 developer conference …

EU court rules websites using Facebook’s Like button are liable for user data collection

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Companies could find themselves in trouble for data collection from now on for using Facebook Inc.’s Like button on their websites, according to a ruling by the European Union’s top court on Monday. The ruling from the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of …

Russia targeted all 50 states, according to Senate Intelligence Committee Report

SECURITY By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Election systems in 50 states were targeted by Russian government-backed hackers, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee. The report, which was heavily redacted, states that interference began as early as 2014 and went on until 2017, …

After backlash, DoorDash will change controversial tipping policy

APPS By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Delivery app DoorDash Inc. said Tuesday night that it will change its tipping policy following a torrent of criticism. The company came under fire recently for its payment policy. When customers tipped drivers, the drivers weren’t exactly getting the tips. Instead, DoorDash paid …

FTC reportedly to accuse Facebook of misleading use of phone numbers and facial recognition

APPS By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

The Federal Trade Commission will reportedly accuse Facebook Inc. Wednesday of not informing its customers of how it used their phone numbers and how it employed its facial recognition technology. According to The Washington Post, the complaint will allege that Facebook deceived …

Passengers livid after Uber charges them 100X more than advertised fare

APPS By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Some passengers riding with Uber Technologies Inc. got the shock of their lives this week when their fare cost them more than $1,000 for just a short ride. People took to Twitter this week stating that they’d been charged more than 100 …

Elon Musk says Neuralink is almost ready to start reading human minds

AI By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Elon Musk revealed Tuesday evening that his company Neuralink and its brain-machine interface technology is almost ready for human testing. Since the company was founded in 2017, it has been hypersecretive about what its ambitions are. On Tuesday at an event in …

Google employee involved with walkout protest leaves the company

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

A Google LLC employee involved with last year’s walkout has left the company, Bloomberg reported today. The person in question, Meredith Whittaker, was heavily involved in the protest in which Google employees all over the globe took to the streets over the treatment of …

Kyndi raises $20 million for its ‘explainable AI’ platform

AI By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence startup Kyndi Inc. announced today that it has closed a $20 million funding round. In a blog post, the company said it will use the Series B round to expand its team, in particular the sales and engineering teams. …

Instagram strikes back at bullying with novel new anti-abuse features

APPS By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc.-owned Instagram announced Thursday some new anti-bullying features the company hopes will drastically reduce abuse on the platform. In a blog post, the company said it has invested heavily over the years in artificial intelligence that can sometimes spot abuse after …

James Farrell

Latest from James Farrell

Facebook says it’s getting closer to creating a mind-reading wearable device

EU court rules websites using Facebook’s Like button are liable for user data collection

Russia targeted all 50 states, according to Senate Intelligence Committee Report

After backlash, DoorDash will change controversial tipping policy

FTC reportedly to accuse Facebook of misleading use of phone numbers and facial recognition

Passengers livid after Uber charges them 100X more than advertised fare

Elon Musk says Neuralink is almost ready to start reading human minds

Google employee involved with walkout protest leaves the company

Kyndi raises $20 million for its ‘explainable AI’ platform

Instagram strikes back at bullying with novel new anti-abuse features

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