ChipJunk

Creative Entertainment

  • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 mantis blade slices its way out of Netflix's doors this autumn, with a fresh crew of tech-infused Night City dwellers

    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, the follow-up to that Cyberpunk 2077 Netflix anime, finally has a release window. A year or so on from its initial announcement, the new series is slated to debut this autumn, with CD Projekt Red and Netflix having revealed the fresh cast of characters who'll be taking over the reigns from David… read more

  • Margaret Atwood says the problem with AI is ‘garbage in, garbage out’

    Maraget Atwood, the storied author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Blind Assassin, was interviewed as part of the Babell Literary and Cultural Festival in Porto, Portugal. As it usually does at these things, the issue of AI came up, and Atwood didn't mince words. According to Deadline's recap, Atwood said she'd used an AI… read more

  • TMD’s keyless bike lock is a $280 solution to a $60 problem

    I've seen lots of so-called "smart" bike locks over the years, but none so far could justify the added cost. A newcomer that got its start securing ATMs for banks is trying to change that. There's nothing wholly unique about the TMD Chain Lock, but the combination of materials, performance, and insurance-friendly ART-2 certification makes… read more

  • Parliamentary delegation inspects new Thai border fence with Cambodia in Chanthaburi. 45% complete

    Parliamentary delegation inspects new Thai border fence with Cambodia in Chanthaburi. 45% complete Thailand’s new 8.3km border fence in Chanthaburi is 45% complete as a parliamentary delegation led by Monthian Songpracha inspects the project. Military chiefs say security… Read More › The post Parliamentary delegation inspects new Thai border fence with Cambodia in Chanthaburi. 45%… read more

  • Chadchart wins the Bangkok governor contest by a crushing landslide after a slick re-election campaign

    Chadchart wins the Bangkok governor contest by a crushing landslide after a slick re-election campaign Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt is heading for another landslide as two major polls predict a crushing re-election victory, cementing the former coup detainee’s rise as… Read More › The post Chadchart wins the Bangkok governor contest by a crushing landslide… read more

  • Vietnamese woman slashed in Bangkok by obese man who told reporters he doesn’t like overweight people

    Vietnamese woman slashed in Bangkok by obese man who told reporters he doesn’t like overweight people Homeless man slashes Vietnamese office worker with a box cutter in Bangkok’s Silom district before police hunt him down using CCTV. Officers say he admitted… Read More › The post Vietnamese woman slashed in Bangkok by obese man who… read more

  • Aussie arrested for murdering a teenage girl in Pattaya faces the death penalty if convicted by a Thai court

    Aussie arrested for murdering a teenage girl in Pattaya faces the death penalty if convicted by a Thai court Australian Simon Carman faces Thailand’s death penalty after police say CCTV tracked him from a Pattaya hotel to a suitcase containing a murdered 17-year-old girl… Read More › The post Aussie arrested for murdering a teenage… read more

  • Chinese woman linked to huge 20 billion baht fraud arrested in Chiang Mai by Immigration Bureau cops

    Chinese woman linked to huge 20 billion baht fraud arrested in Chiang Mai by Immigration Bureau cops Chinese fugitive “Madame Zheng” has been arrested in Chiang Mai after an international manhunt over an alleged ฿20 billion cloud investment scam. Police say more… Read More › The post Chinese woman linked to huge 20 billion baht… read more

  • The Sunday Papers

    Sundays are for hopping over stepping stones across a river. There's a stone missing in the middle. Immediately, a quest decision prompt flashes up before my eyes, offering three choices: turn back in humiliation; attempt the leap and risk perishing in the writhing waters, leaving this week's Sunday Papers unfinished; or pile up smaller stones… read more

  • Ad-free streaming is a luxury now

    This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about the streaming industry, follow Emma Roth. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Streaming was once a reprieve from cable. Not only could… read more

  • Nest’s quest to fix your thermostat

    The founding story of Nest is pretty much a perfect tech myth. A legendary product maker (in this case, Tony Fadell) helps create one of the most successful products ever (the iPhone) and then rides off into the sunset to enjoy the rest of his life, only to have an experience that drags him back… read more

  • Visual novel Coffee Talk Tokyo serves up an image of 'Cool Japan,' but not much more

    Coffee Talk started out as a slice-of-life visual novel casting you as a night-shift barista serving Seattle’s uniquely magical residents, from elves to vampires to succubi, hearing out and advising their whims and woes over steaming cups. Its strength was not just in the individual lines of dialogue spouting from these monsters (affectionate), but also… read more