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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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Google’s Chinese search engine now seems to be a certainty

The controversial search engine that Google LLC has been developing in China might soon become a reality, despite objections from inside the company and from some critics. Speaking on Monday at the WIRED 25 Summit, Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai (pictured) seemed …

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is dead at 65

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen passed away on Monday from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Allen revealed two weeks ago that the disease had returned after he spent years battling and overcoming it. He said in a statement at the time that he …

Amazon axes AI recruiting tool that wasn’t too keen on women

Amazon.com Inc. recently had to shut down a machine learning recruiting tool because it apparently showed bias against female applicants. According to Reuters, which first published the story, Amazon had been using artificial intelligence since 2014 to go through resumes faster than …

Apple has been secretly fighting iPhone fraud in China

Apple Inc. had to go to war in China over fraudsters who were making handsome profits from buying or stealing iPhones, replacing some parts, and then claiming the phones were broken, according to a report in The Information published Tuesday. That report …

US Justice Department sues California to block state net neutrality bill

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a net neutrality bill Sunday, which much like the old Federal Communications Commission laws would prevent internet service providers from prioritizing content or throttling and blocking certain content. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has said any …

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