In the decade ahead, waves of exponential technological advancements are stacking atop one another, eclipsing decades of breakthroughs in scale and impact. Emerging from these waves are 20 “Metatrends,” likely to revolutionise entire industries (old and new), redefine tomorrow's generation of businesses and contemporary challenges, and transform our livelihoods from the bottom-up.

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Dating sites need more women, advertisers need diversity. AI companies seem to think that they have a solution: Fake People.

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The rise of music streaming services has caused a significant decline in the usage of plastic within the industry, but that doesn’t mean it’s all good. Apparently the energy it takes to store and deploy these enormous packets of data worldwide might be way worse for the environment than ever before.

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7-Eleven is allegedly trying to put one of its store owners in Japan out of business, after the franchisee did the unthinkable - Take a day off.

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Shrimp farmed in Malaysia has not contained banned antibiotics since 2008, the Government has clarified, following a bombshell report by The Star on Jan 4 that tainted crustaceans were being sold in wet markets.

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How many of your goals did you accomplish in 2019? If you fell short or felt stuck, don’t get discouraged. Instead, get to the root of the issue by tapping into your intrinsic and extrinsic motivations.

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The world’s most successful people start their day at 4am? Nonsense.

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Are you thinking of resolutions for the new year? Here’s an idea: don’t. We’re not saying that self-improvement is a bad idea, or that you shouldn’t try to improve yourself. We’re saying that January is a uniquely terrible time to try to make those changes, and pressuring yourself into making all of them now is only going to make it less likely that you actually change.

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Many of us (again) will have made New Year’s resolutions regarding our health and fitness. But the sad truth is, not all of us will see these resolutions through to their goals. We offer up 8 ways that should help you stick to your fitness resolutions.

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After a three year ban over public safety concerns, Malaysia’s Dego Ride hit the road on New Year’s day with over 700 approved riders. It’s aim is to provide a solution for last-mile connections in areas around the Klang valley. Is this a service that you would try?

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