Netflix isn’t killing movie theatres. While streaming services have fundamentally altered how consumers watch TV, the idea that if audiences are spending more time watching content at home they are spending less time at theatres is a myth.

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Not all that long ago, before streaming services existed, going to the cinema to see a movie was a full-on experience for the family. Netflix changed all of that and exchanged the experience for convenience. But there’s a growing number of cinemas that are reverting back to the more traditional, more refined way of film viewing - served with a side of steak. Luxury movie theatres are making a slow, but steady comeback.

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Can you work out how to mine a diamond in just 4 days? This is a task that has been set out for artificial intelligence to tackle in the MineRL competition that will take place inside Minecraft. And it’s no easy feat, an AI equipped with the best tool in the game, a diamond pickaxe, would take 9 million steps to randomly find a diamond. May the best AI win.

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Fanatics of case-free phones say it’s about design, but could it really be about status?

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Today is ‘World No Tobacco Day’ and it’s also 5 months since the smoking ban was implemented at eateries here in Malaysia. Has the ban had a positive business impact?

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Today's business landscape is demanding that companies spearhead large-scale changes in order to survive and remain competitive. In an ever-changing political, social, and economic climate, constant organisational change is the new normal. Few advancements promise to help organisations cross critical business chasms more profoundly than artificial intelligence. When it comes to business operations, artificial intelligence has enormous potential to catapult companies beyond the status quo and adapt to new dynamics.

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Songs have decreased by over 30 seconds in the last 18 years, simply because the way artists are getting paid these days have changed. Streaming services are now affecting the length of songs and how they are made.

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Artificial intelligence isn’t new but its influence in our daily lives has increased tenfold over the last decade. Hollywood studios are using AI to predict which movies to make, while major cities are relying on AI to solve their traffic problems. What would you like AI to do for you?

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If you’ve been online, chances are you’ve seen a “Sign Up For Our Newsletter” screen without an obvious “Close” or “No, Thank You” button at least once. That’s the simplest example of dark patterns - a concept used by some UX designers to influence your behavior online by not making “opt out” choices as clear as they should be.

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A businessman from Singapore wanted to try and prove a point. He wanted to prove that data theft didn’t exist, and to prove this, he uploaded all of his personal data onto Facebook - and what happened next was, well, exactly what you thought might happen.

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