Chinese New Year is peak season in terms of movie releases in China. It accounts for a significant chunk in local and global box-office collections. With the recent cancellation of film releases in China due to the Wuhan virus outbreak, the global box office could see a massive decline in income, throwing early estimates for a stellar film year out the window.

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Gucci, Nike, Sephora, Adidas, H&M, Kate Spade and LV. What do all these brands have in common? They’re all geared up for taking you away from your ang pow collections during this Chinese New Year season.

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Gone are the days when kids in school were told videogames are a waste of time and should be kept off school grounds. The wildly popular Fortnite just officially became a high school and college sport, and the response has been incredibly positive. 

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Schools in the US have a problem. A smartphone problem. Smartphones have long been a bane for teachers as they are a distraction during classes. Some schools in the US have banned them outright while some have came up with ‘smart’er ways to deal with it. But now they have another issue, dealing with students with anxiety issues. This is the world we live in.

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It seems like everyone is interested in digital detoxes and lowering screen time, from the Silicon Valley investors who are ‘dopamine fasting,’ to tech executives who raise their kids tech-free. Now Google is getting in on the trend. The internet company has introduced three new screen time apps as part of its Digital Wellbeing Experiments.

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Many countries are facing an aging population crisis. Senior citizens are having to keep working way past the usual retirement age, and the development of townships outside capital cities are stifled thanks to lack of work and opportunities. Now, Malaysia faces those same problems as its population ages, and there aren’t enough urban hubs for young people to work in. 

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Netflix had the largest share of happy employees in the US in 2019, a survey by the anonymous-professional-networking app, Blind, found. Blind, which requires a work-email address to verify employment at a company, surveyed more than 10,000 of its 3 million users in the US during the month of December, to see how happy they were in their workplaces, and whether they felt they had grown in their careers in the last year.

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The 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer - now in its 20th year - has found many people no longer believe working hard will give them a better life. Despite strong economic performance, a majority of respondents in every developed market do not believe they will be better off in five years' time. This means that economic growth no longer appears to drive trust, at least in developed markets - upending the conventional wisdom.

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The insanely popular Fortnite is getting a special patch thanks to its collaboration with The Red Cross. In Liferun, instead of completely obliterating your enemies, players will have to help, medicate, rebuild, and heal comrades within the game! 

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Mobile payment methods like Apple Pay and Google Pay may be all the rage right now, but Amazon is hoping to make those payment methods look archaic by allowing anyone to pay for goods at brick-and-mortar stores simply by using their hand.

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