Ever had one of those experiences where you have a parcel arrive, and yet you don’t remember ordering anything? Or on the other hand, you order something online and it never arrives? Or even worse, a monkey orders things for you - literally. This is what happened to a zookeeper in China when she left her phone unattended. Well we’ve all had days like that.

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If you say “yes” fast, and offer to do that extra shift whilst staying late on that new project you volunteered to help out on, chances are that someone in the office might see you as a bit of a ‘People-Pleaser’ - or at least, some variation of that term. But should it be considered a negative term? Shouldn’t it be ok to just want to help people? Afterall, isn’t that what we’re constantly telling one another to do?

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Are you thinking of buying a new smartphone? Ever wonder what are the top considerations when you’re on the hunt? Well according to a Google and Ipsos research into Malaysian consumers, price isn’t always the factor. It ain't about the ca-ching, so just forget about the price tag.

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Remember that time companies would spend a fortune on open-office layouts, only to discover that face-to-face interactions decrease by 70% in open-office plans? Well it seems that workers in open spaces quickly develop psychological fourth walls, conceptual boundaries that protect their public solitude.

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Soft skills are the new career makers—and a host of new technology enablers have cropped up to help identify and optimise these skills for us. Companies see emerging tech such as virtual reality and artificial intelligence as an opportunity for machines to teach us more human skills such as emotional intelligence and agility at work.

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As the wave of eco-consciousness grows and more companies start to reuse and recycle things like plastic, some are starting to wonder if it really has the intended effect. From doing away with plastic straws to reusing plastic in clothing, is recycling plastic really solving all of our environmental woes?

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Just a couple of days after getting engaged Jen Glantz had an idea. What if she were to put her wedding planning entirely in the hands of other people? A few days later, she launched Finally the Bride, a website where people can vote on every aspect of her wedding - from the size of the budget to the style of her dress.

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Social enterprises always have issues with funding. Having the word “social” enterprise as a prefix doesn’t help in the eyes of banks and investors. Luckily, there are alternative methods to get financial boosts, and as the Malaysian government outlined in Budget 2020, they’re willing to lend a hand as well.

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Having friends or keeping friends isn't effortless, but has it come to a point where we need apps or spreadsheets to keep our friendships from running on autopilot?

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Just like Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the United States, Singles’ Day has been promoted as a shopping fest by Alibaba Chairman and CEO Daniel Zhang since 2009, growing rapidly to become the world’s biggest online sales event. Also known as “Double Eleven”, the festival’s name originates from the calendar date 11/11, with the four ones referencing being single.

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