Thu Ta Myay App Launches to Deliver Myanmar Agriculture Sector News

Image Credit: https://www.facebook.com/thutamyay To give people access to news and information on Myanmar’s agricultural sector, telecom operator MPT has teamed up with Myanmar Media Linkage to launch the “Thu Ta Myay” app, introduced on May 10. It’s built with a format that’s easy for farmers to read in Myanmar language, along with guidance aimed at … Read more

The Fakery Hiding Inside Facebook

Maybe it’s time we stopped calling this the internet era or the IT era, and just called it the Facebook era instead. Why? Because, as everyone knows, Facebook is Facebook — in Myanmar and around the world alike. YouTube, the world’s most-used video site, has around one billion active users. Twitter, another major social network, … Read more

As Japan’s Population Ages and Workers Grow Scarce, Robots Fill the Gap

Image Source: https://pixabay.com/en Japan, one of the longest-living nations in the world, is facing a rapidly aging population and a shrinking workforce. Back in 1995, when Japan’s population stood at 124 million, the workforce numbered 87 million. Today, with the population nearing 127 million, the workforce has fallen to just 76 million. Surveys suggest that … Read more

MasterCard Introduces New Fingerprint Credit Card

Image Source: https://www.mastercard.us/en-us.html Credit cards have traditionally relied on PIN numbers and signatures for security. Last week, MasterCard introduced a new credit card that ditches both of those in favor of fingerprint authentication. Here’s a full rundown of the new fingerprint-enabled credit card, based on this report from The Verge. As mobile payments and fingerprint-based … Read more