May 6 (Reuters) - Microsoft is training a new, in-house AI language model large enough to compete with those from Alphabet's Google and OpenAI, the Information reported on Monday.
NONG BUA LAM PHU: A 14-year-old boy died on Sunday night and another was injured in an explosion caused by a ping pong bomb thrown by a similarly aged rival on a motorcycle.
A motorcyclist died on Monday after falling into a drainage system inside the Mahai Sawan underpass in Bangkok's Thon Buri district on Sunday, according to local police.
SYDNEY: Australia's Qantas Airways agreed to pay A$120 million ($79 million) to settle a regulator lawsuit over the sale of thousands of tickets on already cancelled flights, in an attempt to end a reputational crisis that has engulfed the airline.
A secondary school in the Northeast allows boys to wear "girlish" long hair and girls to have a "boyish" short haircut.
MOSCOW – Russia on Monday said it would hold a military exercise that will include practice for the use of tactical nuclear weapons after what the defence ministry said were provocative threats from Western officials.
MOSCOW – Russia on Monday said it would hold a military exercise that will include practice for the use of tactical nuclear weapons after what the defence ministry said were provocative threats from Western officials.
Authorities will investigate whether a Thai maid can right away inherit assets worth about 100 million baht from her French boss who was recently found dead at her residence on Koh Samui.
LAOAG, Philippines - US and Philippine armed forces fired missiles and artillery to thwart a simulated invasion in the Philippines' northern waters facing Taiwan on Monday, in a show of military force and strengthening ties as regional tensions rise.
Most provinces in the North were covered with dangerous red-coded levels of PM2.5 on Monday morning, with Chiang Mai rated the city with the fourth worst air pollution in the world.
MANILA: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday the country will not use water cannons or any offensive weapons in the South China Sea.
PORTO ALEGRE/CANOAS/SAO PAULO: The death toll from heavy rains that have caused flooding in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to at least 78, local authorities said on Sunday, with more than 115,000 people displaced.
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Most provinces in the North were blanketed with dangerous red-coded levels of PM2.5 on Monday morning, with Chiang Mai rated the city with the fourth worst air pollution in the entire world.
The first batch of eight Chinese tourists have arrived in Phuket to learn Muay Thai under 90-day "Non-Ed" visas.
An American man accused of assaulting a Thai woman and stealing her cash and valuables last month was arrested in Phuket on Friday, police said.
Israeli officials seized Al Jazeera equipment on Sunday, hours after the nation’s cabinet approved a decision to shutter the Qatar-based TV news network’s operations in the Jewish state - an unprecedented step toward an international media outlet.
Women occupied 19% of board seats in Thailand, trailing the global average of 23.3% and slightly behind the Southeast Asian average of 19.9%, according to Deloitte Global's 2023 Women in the Boardroom report.
With an unfavourable economy and expiration of discounts for the land and building tax this year, property developers are thinking twice about acquiring new land plots, shifting instead to draining inventory.
Overtourism has become a hot topic in recent weeks as the influx of tourists has caused many destinations to feel they cannot cater to the rapid growth.
As the severity of climate change increases, farmers have emerged as the most vulnerable victims due to the unusual decline in crop yields.
The ratio of interest burden to estimated government revenue is projected to increase to 11% next year from 8% in 2024, should the government proceed with its flagship digital wallet handout.
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has stepped up measures to suppress crime that uses local mobile operators' telecom signals at the nation's borders.
Kasikorn Asset Management (K-Asset) expects the Thai stock market to fall in the second quarter as US inflation and interest rates slowly decrease, recommending investors diversify their risk by investing in the US and Indian stock markets.
The government has pledged to continue working towards enhancing welfare benefits in an effort to raise the quality of lives of all workers in Thailand, says government spokesman Chai Wacharonke.