Things often get heated when the local government brings in a new bin regime, but in Shanghai, strict new regulations have sent the city into a frenzy. Since Monday, it's been mandatory for individuals and companies in the massive Chinese city to sort and recycle their household rubbish and people who don't comply not only risk incurring heavy fines but could also have their social-credit rating lowered.

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Cooking is considered an inherently human activity, but robots seem to be zipping into that industry as well. In Singapore, a robotic chef named Sophie is churning out delicious bowls of laksa in under a minute each, which makes us wonder if our culinary future will be largely automated as well.

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Japan is a high-tech innovator, the country is producing robots for people with dementia – to provide companionship, improve safety in the home, and help with therapy. Other countries are jumping on board with initiatives to incorporate service robots into dementia care. But we must make sure that people, especially those living with dementia, are firmly at the center of research and development. Technology, after all, should be for and by people, not something imposed on them.

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Japan is a high-tech innovator, the country is producing robots for people with dementia – to provide companionship, improve safety in the home, and help with therapy. Other countries are jumping on board with initiatives to incorporate service robots into dementia care. But we must make sure that people, especially those living with dementia, are firmly at the center of research and development. Technology, after all, should be for and by people, not something imposed on them.

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A recent report by Adobe claims consumers in Southeast Asia are among those most likely to be delighted by completely automated interactions with a company. Imagine government interactions that automatically update your address across departments, or smart stores with no checkout lines. You like?

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It takes a lot to become a celebrity, but according to the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority, having 30,000 followers is good enough to make you a legitimate famous person… at least according to advertising rules and regulations.

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Being bored is no fun, especially at work. There’s nothing worse than finding yourself bored in your cubicle on a Monday morning only to realise there’s still four and a half more days to the weekend. But new research out of the Research School of Management at Australian National University argues that while boredom is certainly boring, it isn’t all bad. This loathed mental state can actually spark precious creativity.

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Electric cars are so quiet that they’re posing a threat to pedestrians and other road users. In the EU, electric cars now need to add “fake noise” to their engines in order to be considered legally certified and safe for use, which somewhat defeats the purpose of having an electric engine.

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The Dewan Rakyat yesterday passed a new Trademarks Bill 2019 with amendments that would allow individuals or companies to register trademarks such as smell, sound, shape and colour. But more importantly, this is one step closer that would enable Malaysia to fulfil its obligations in the Madrid Protocol system and be entitled to receive the concomitant benefits.

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Yesterday some of us were given a glimpse behind the digital curtain of Facebook, as the image outage revealed how AI was tagging our uploaded pictures. Basically, this is how your life looks to a computer.

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