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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As Tesla factory is labeled a ‘predator zone,’ tech industry scrambles to solve its man problem

NEWS By JAMES FARRELL9 YEARS AGO

A slew of scandals highlighting some of Silicon Valley’s less admirable traits such as its seemingly pervasive “bro culture” has opened a can of worms that for a long time needed opening. Now venture capitalists and others in the Valley are looking for …

Mark Pincus and Reid Hoffman launch ‘WTF’ platform to reshape the Democratic party

NEWS By JAMES FARRELL9 YEARS AGO

Two Silicon Valley billionaires, Mark Pincus and Reid Hoffman, have created an online “People’s Lobby” called Win the Future, or WTF, to help rejuvenate the Democrat party Although some view the move as a vanity project, Pincus, co-founder of Zynga Inc., and Hoffman, …

Volvo’s self-driving car technology meets formidable foe in Australia’s kangaroo

EMERGING TECH By JAMES FARRELL9 YEARS AGO

The Volvo Car Group’s animal detection system in its self-driving car can handle most animals, but the hopping around of Australia’s most famous marsupial is giving the system fits. Volvo said the technology, the “Large Animal Detection system,” had no problems with …

Apologies echo around Silicon Valley as women entrepreneurs call out sexual harassment

NEWS By JAMES FARRELL9 YEARS AGO

The sound of the word “sorry” keeps ringing through Silicon Valley following even more allegations of sexual misconduct brought against venture capitalists. Perhaps that’s a sign of progress in the old and young boys club that runs tech’s epicenter. Yet to many, …

Instagram sets artificial intelligence loose on toxic speech and spam

APPS By JAMES FARRELL9 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc.-owned Instagram unveiled on Thursday its new method to weed out toxic content and spam: an artificial intelligence system called DeepText. The improved content filter goes a step further than the tools Instagram had previously used to block certain content. Before, users …

Canadian court orders Google to block some global search results, sparking censorship worries

APPS By JAMES FARRELL9 YEARS AGO

Canada’s Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a ruling against Google Inc. ordering the tech giant to de-list entire domains and websites from its search index, raising the hackles of free-speech advocates. The case, Google v. Equustek, goes back to 2011 when British Columbia-based …

Uber wants to help the aged with new ‘request a ride’ feature

APPS By JAMES FARRELL9 YEARS AGO

You can now have an Uber take you to your destination without having to own a smartphone, or requiring necessarily even knowing what the Uber app is. Uber Technologies Inc. today announced that in an effort to help “loved ones,” with a …

Google expected to be hit with record antitrust fine

APPS By JAMES FARRELL9 YEARS AGO

Google Inc.’s parent company Alphabet Inc. could be looking at a record fine from the European Union following a probe into the company allegedly promoting its shopping services above smaller competitors, according to a report published by Bloomberg. The fine is set …

With yet another sexual harassment scandal, tech finally confronts its dirty little secret

NEWS By JAMES FARRELL9 YEARS AGO

A string of sexual harassment allegations late last week led to venture capitalist Justin Caldbeck first taking a leave of absence and then, over the weekend, resigning outright. On the back of what just happened at Uber Technologies Inc., it’s a sign …

Trump asks tech leaders to ‘dream big,’ execs ask him to cut regulations

EMERGING TECH By JAMES FARRELL9 YEARS AGO

President Donald Trump met with tech executives again on Thursday as part of Tech Week at the White House, this time to discuss drone regulations and 5G communications infrastructure. Following Tuesday’s meeting with execs, which was centered around the government’s technological infrastructure, Thursday’s meeting …

James Farrell

Latest from James Farrell

As Tesla factory is labeled a ‘predator zone,’ tech industry scrambles to solve its man problem

Mark Pincus and Reid Hoffman launch ‘WTF’ platform to reshape the Democratic party

Volvo’s self-driving car technology meets formidable foe in Australia’s kangaroo

Apologies echo around Silicon Valley as women entrepreneurs call out sexual harassment

Instagram sets artificial intelligence loose on toxic speech and spam

Canadian court orders Google to block some global search results, sparking censorship worries

Uber wants to help the aged with new ‘request a ride’ feature

Google expected to be hit with record antitrust fine

With yet another sexual harassment scandal, tech finally confronts its dirty little secret

Trump asks tech leaders to ‘dream big,’ execs ask him to cut regulations

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