Apple today loosened its iOS App Store Review Guidelines for streaming games from services such as Microsoft xCloud, Google Stadia, and Nvidia GeForce Now. But Apple still restricts how users pay for the games and requires that it get its 30% cut on game sales.

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In April 2020, Spotify did some digging; as a platform that hosts both music and podcasts, they were curious to see if the two mediums were competing with each other or coexisting peacefully. How has the pandemic changed what we listen to?

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One of the few pros of the pandemic? It’s fast-forwarded Malaysia’s digital transformation efforts to the point where five years of progress have been made in just one.

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If your offices are reopening and you don’t feel safe (or otherwise ready) to return, here’s a few ideas for you to think about when discussing with your manager.

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Since the dawn of cinema, movies have been filmed horizontally to please the human eye. But with more content being shot and consumed vertically thanks to sites like TikTok, the question of vertical filmmaking has entered the fold. Hollywood’s elite are experimenting with the format and it seems like vertical movies may have a more promising future than we think.

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ScaleUp has formed an exclusive partnership with Quest Ventures, a Singaporean venture capital firm, in an effort to help Malaysian startups grow regionally. The partnership will also bring a foreign direct investment into the country worth RM4.15 million, a sum that will be used to develop Malaysian startups.

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When a new running shoe from the French company Salomon wears out, every single part of it can be reused: The shoe’s upper, itself made from recycled polyester, can be recycled again into new thread for fabric. The foam sole can be ground up and used in the brand’s ski boots. Nothing goes to landfill.

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Over in the US, Black Friday as we know it is gone this year at Home Depot.

But don't fret. The home improvement retailer said it's just taking a different approach to the annual one-day deep discounts bonanza that occurs the day after Thanksgiving.

Instead of a single day, Home Depotsaid it will offer Black Friday discounts for two months, beginning in early November through December.

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As the global economy has taken a turn for the worse, many have found themselves unemployed at the hands of COVID-19; but how do you explain a pandemic-related résumé gap to future employers?

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The new normal brought a lot of changes to work life. As businesses adapt to this period of transformation to survive the Coronavirus pandemic, so too must the leaders and bosses at the workplace. Here are some key traits leaders must develop for the future of work.

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