James Farrell

James Farrell is the former editor-in-chief of Chiang Mai CityNews, where he wrote and managed daily news, features, op-eds and blogs on a diverse range of topics. Prior to this, in the same city of Northern Thailand where he lives, he was the longstanding deputy editor of the monthly magazine Citylife. He has written on culture, politics, travel, tech, business, human rights, for local, national, and international news services and magazines. He has a keen interest in the role technology is playing in the transformation of society, culture and politics, especially in developing nations. This is reflected in his not-so-successful first novel.

Latest from James Farrell

Amazon announces it will pay full college tuition for employees in the US

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com Inc. said today that it will cover all college tuition fees should any of its 750,000 operations workers in the U.S. decide to take on higher education. The e-commerce giant said as part of a $1.2 billion investment in education and …

Twitter is testing a ‘Communities’ feature for people who want to stick to one topic

APPS By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Twitter Inc. announced today that it’s slowly rolling a feature called “Communities” that will allow users to form their own groups and focus on one topic. In what has been a transformative time for Twitter, the company is now going the way …

Ford hires exec who was behind Apple’s secretive Apple Car project

AI By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Ford Motor Co. announced today that it has hired Doug Field, a former Apple Inc. executive who worked on the company’s autonomous car project. Field reportedly led Apple’s efforts to build an autonomous electric car, a project that is still somewhat shrouded …

Report: Automated hiring software is rejecting millions of suitable job candidates

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

According to a report published by the Harvard Business School today, automated hiring software is overlooking a lot of talent in the U.S. The report states that millions of job candidates in the U.S. don’t even get a foot in the door, …

Twitter announces new ‘Safety Mode’ to combat harassment

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Twitter inc. announced today that it’s testing out a new safety feature that should cut down on trolling, something for which the platform is still notorious. The “safety mode” can be activated by users in the settings menu, after which Twitter’s algorithm …

Facebook makes plans to reduce political content on the platform

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Following Facebook Inc.’s promise last February to “turn down the temperature” regarding political content in people’s News Feeds, the company has now taken that to another level. It was reported by Axios today that Facebook has received positive feedback after reducing political …

China clamps down on gaming addiction, limiting playing time for kids under 18

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Children under the age of 18 in China will now be limited to playing online games for one hour only on Fridays and weekends, and also on public holidays, the Chinese government announced today. Three hours per week might seem a hefty …

UK announces it will shake up GDPR data protection rules

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

The U.K. said today that it will “shake up” data laws previously in line with European data protection regulations. Now that the U.K. is on its own following its Brexit break with the European Union, it’s reported that the country wants to …

Report: Facebook is thinking about creating a commission to advise on elections

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. is considering forming a commission to advise on decisions it makes around elections in the U.S. and abroad, according to an article published in The New York Times today. According to people familiar with the matter, Facebook has already consulted …

Study finds Trump election fraud tweets spread more when labeled misinformation

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

A study published today found that when Twitter Inc. blocked engagement of former President Donald Trump’s election fraud claims, they were shared more often on other social media platforms. The study, undertaken by researchers at New York University researchers and published in …

James Farrell

Latest from James Farrell

Amazon announces it will pay full college tuition for employees in the US

Twitter is testing a ‘Communities’ feature for people who want to stick to one topic

Ford hires exec who was behind Apple’s secretive Apple Car project

Report: Automated hiring software is rejecting millions of suitable job candidates

Twitter announces new ‘Safety Mode’ to combat harassment

Facebook makes plans to reduce political content on the platform

China clamps down on gaming addiction, limiting playing time for kids under 18

Report: Facebook is thinking about creating a commission to advise on elections

Study finds Trump election fraud tweets spread more when labeled misinformation

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