The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) - has partnered with Fintech Lab to create the Digital Small Business Accelerator (DSBA) designed to help SMEs digitise their businesses.

Online applications can be made via this Google Form. 

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The CEOs of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google responded to a torrent of tough questions from Congress when they testified before the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee. But what can we learn from how these tech titans fared on a high-profile Zoom call in terms of creating the ideal virtual meeting?

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Microsoft isn’t unfamiliar with the younger demographic, especially via products like the XBox. But as the tech giant circles the TikTok crisis in an attempt to keep it legal in the US, they’ve garnered the love and support of a much younger, more rabid fanbase in the form of Gen Z creators.

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Microsoft announced Tuesday it will be launching its Netflix-style cloud gaming service on Sept. 15 as part of a $15-per-month subscription bundle.

The company initially revealed it would make its xCloud streaming platform a free add-on to its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate service last month. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which costs $15 a month, is the firm’s top subscription product and gives gamers access to a catalog of games on its Xbox One console and Windows 10 PCs.

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One of the primary characteristics of running any business is resilience; it’s a learned skill rather than an innate trait for most, but we have a few tips for how to avoid and bounce back from crashes and challenges.

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There’s so much content on TV now to keep us entertained, yet for some reason TV has taken a more “antisocial” turn. With the pandemic separating us and with streaming services releasing full seasons at a go, watercooler chat has declined, and there seems to be nothing significant to see on TV anymore. And with more ways to consume entertainment, the social aspect of TV is on the decline.

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While the number of COVID-19 infections in Malaysia is under control, the government is continuing to implement measures to make sure another wave doesn’t happen. It is now mandatory for all business premises to use the MySejatera app to make contact tracing more robust and detailed in the coming months. 

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We often cite “networking” as an important skill for success in the workplace, but how can you best utilise your network, especially if you’re job-hunting during this period of economic recession?

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The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted companies with many scrambling to deal with the sudden disruption, losses, and other changes to their businesses. But what about the heart of every company - their people, the workforce? How should companies manage the workforce shifts (i.e. changing headcount needs, or new skills to address new ways of doing business) brought about by disruption not just to their business but to the whole world?

According to Accenture, it all comes down to building a shared workforce resilience that focuses on people and skills, while positioning the business for the future.

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By now, the $11 billion self-help industry is most definitely not small stuff. Yet when you strip it down, there's very little new information. But if it’s all pretty much the same stuff, what if we could distill it into bullet form?

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