Thailand approves $29bn in projects, with TikTok’s ₿842bn data-centre expansion alone worth $25bn

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Bangkok’s Board of Investment cleared six major investments on Wednesday. Three of them are data centres. The headline is the TikTok number, but the larger story is what Thailand is becoming inside the regional AI infrastructure trade. Thailand’s Board of Investment is, on most readings, an institutional body whose press releases attract limited international attention. […]



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Do not interrupt Hannah Waddinghams SNL UK vocal warm-up

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Hannah Waddingham stands on a lit-up SNL UK set in presenter mode.

Interrupting an actor's vocal warm-up is a risky move, especially when they're about to host SNL UK.

Ted Lasso star and West End icon Hannah Waddingham knows a thing or two about pre-show exercises, schooling cast members Annabel Marlow and George Fouracres in the video above.

Set to host the UK version of Saturday Night Live on May 9 with musical guest Myles Smith, Waddingham takes her warm-up

Stephen Colbert challenges Barack Obama to a tense wastepaper basketball rematch

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Two men throw wastepaper balls at a trash can positioned right in front of the camera. A 0-0 scoreboard is visible on the screen.

Back in 2020, in what's still one of the most shocking sporting upsets of the decade so far, Stephen Colbert managed to claim victory over Barack Obama in a game of "wastepaper basketball" — and now they're having a rematch.

In the clip above, after a tour and interview in the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, the two talk smack while throwing their little crumpled balls of paper at a distant

Middle managers have yet another task: getting you to use AI

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At many orgs, managers are playing a critical role in persuading their teams to use AI.

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  • As if the Great Flattening wasn't enough, managers are being tasked with driving the AI revolution.
  • Recent scoops from Business Insider show how managers are trying to get workers to actually use AI.
  • They're flagging low usage, creating dashboards, and offering up practical ideas for using
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