With travel being heavily restricted by COVID-19 and the rise of remote working globally, is the concept of the digital nomad being left behind?

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Before the pandemic, co-working spaces were quickly becoming a major choice of workplace for many people and their companies. That changed when people were forced to work from home to stay safe. Now, it looks like co-working spaces may be a new default for those opting to work from home, while not really working from “home” at all.

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Christopher Nolan’s latest mindbender, Tenet, has “restarted” the box office and is showing signs of success outside the US. However, Warner Bros is keeping all that data to itself. This is angering rival studios that are keen to learn from Warner’s release strategy, especially in foreign markets where rules and regulations differ across the board.

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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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