While total housing transfers in Prachuap Khiri Khan fell 6.3% year-on-year to 1,752 units in the first half of 2026, the villa segment surged with sales up 175% and supply up 88.7%, driven by strong demand in Taputai, Pranburi, and Hua Hin areas.
Google Cloud is preparing to become one of the first cloud providers to offer NVIDIA's Vera Rubin chips, scheduled for availability in November 2026. The new offering will feature A5X instances built on the NVL72 architecture, which integrates 36 Vera CPUs and 72 Rubin GPUs per…
Research involving over 71,000 participants from 53 studies suggests approximately 14% of people exhibit workaholic behaviors. Experts define these individuals as those who feel compelled to work constantly, often linking their self-worth to professional output. Key indicators…
The Microsoft Teams development team has released details regarding backend improvements designed to increase speed and reduce resource consumption on Windows, macOS, Android, and other platforms. On PC (Windows & macOS), a new Efficiency Mode has been introduced for devices…
LEPAS officially introduced its new concept car, the AURA, to a global audience for the first time at the inaugural LEPAS Global Elegant Lifestyle Week during an event called Global Elegance Night. The vehicle embodies the brand's 'Natural Energy' philosophy and features…
Moonshot AI has launched the Kimi K3.1 Pro model, which testing indicates performs on par with or surpasses Claude Opus 5.5 at a significantly lower total cost of operation. The company plans to release the model's weights on November 4. The current release is approximately 3T…
Hugging Face has partnered with the developers of llama.cpp to release Llama Windows, a free open-source application designed to simplify running local AI models on Windows 11. The app allows users to download and execute models directly from Hugging Face without sending data to…
Chulalongkorn University has established Chula XL, a lifelong learning college, to address the need for continuous skill development in a changing labor market. The initiative includes Chula XL Hub, a platform offering on-demand courses across six knowledge areas such as Digital…
The Bolivian government has enacted a five-year exemption from customs duties and Value Added Tax (IVA) for specific goods used in production, effective until July 2074. The measure, established under Law No. 1757 dated July 30, 2026, and Decree No. 5709, covers 121 items across…
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The Bolivian government has enacted Supreme Decree No. 5646 on June 29, 2026, reducing all import customs duties (Gravamen Arancelario: GA) by 5 percentage points effective July 6, 2026, through December 31, 2027. This measure aims to mitigate rising import costs following the…
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The Bolig Mad Design 2026 trade fair in Copenhagen (Oct 16-18, 2026) offers a Business-to-Consumer platform for Thai exporters to test products in the Danish market. Key opportunities exist in ready-to-cook meals, Thai ingredients like curry pastes and coconut milk, and natural…
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The Thai FDA opened its 'ThaiFDA International Health, Wellness and Longevity Innovation Forum 2026' (WELLNEXT 2026) on October 23, 2026, at Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon. Minister of Public Health Phatthana Promphat presided over the event, delivering a keynote speech titled…
China's Youyi Guan border gate in Guangxi is deploying digital technologies and smart inspection systems to enhance customs clearance efficiency for imports from ASEAN, particularly durian. Data for January-September 2026 shows durian imports reached 739,000 tons (a 19% increase…
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A recent AlixPartners survey of over 9,000 US consumers indicates that while interest in new technologies is growing, fundamental retail factors remain the primary driver for purchasing decisions. The report highlights specific adoption rates for AI search tools across different…
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KTCC Group maintained operational growth in the third quarter of 2026, reporting a net profit of 2,125 million baht, an 8.9% increase from the same period last year. Despite broader economic challenges including weak household purchasing power and high debt burdens, the company…
The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (SMEDE) of Thailand, in partnership with Prince of Songkla University, Alibaba Group, and Digilink (Thailand) Co., Ltd., is recruiting Thai SMEs for the 'Thai SMEs New Opportunity Gateways' project. The initiative aims to…
At Sync SPARK 2026 by WPP Media Thailand, Rapi Rojwirasing from WPP Production and Pichcha Tilakanon from Google discussed how consumer attention is driven by content expectations, format, and placement rather than just duration. They highlighted the distinct roles of short-form…
Anthropic has introduced a new personal agent service called Duet, which operates on the cloud and features its own virtual machine and browser for each instance. The service is powered by the Claude Opus 5.5 model and utilizes context from the main Claude service. Currently…
Samsung has introduced the Galaxy A18 in Thailand as a budget-friendly 4G smartphone targeting general daily use and family members. Priced at 8,499 Thai Baht, the device features a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, a MediaTek Helio G99 chipset, and a…
Google has launched TorchTPU, a backend library designed to run PyTorch code natively on Google's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) with full efficiency. Developed in collaboration with the Meta PyTorch team, the project extends PyTorch support beyond traditional CPUs and GPUs to…