When a company decides to diversify their business, it’s a toss-up as to how successful they will be. Amazon found success in selling more than just books, but Apple has struggled to innovate further in recent years, culminating in the cancellation of the AirPower charging bed and a seeming lack of care for their main product line, computers. So does diversification improve or dilute your core values?

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‘Influencer Fraud’: Prominent online personalities purchase fake engagement via bots -- pieces of software designed to automatically like, comment and share social media posts.

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One of the biggest issues that affect productivity, teamwork, and general morale in a company is a lack of communication. These are five communication problems that, if left unchecked, will destroy company morale.

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How do you demonstrate the powers of 5G? By demonstrating it with an autonomous Proton car in Putrajaya, one of the most technologically advanced cities in Malaysia.

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Mickey Mouse may be a cartoon character, but his appeal isn’t limited to just children. Adults all over the world buy Mickey merchandise, from t-shirts to watches, making the Mouse an icon for all ages. We discuss the role marketers play in the iconography of cartoons, the business of nostalgia, and the reason adults have handbags with “hidden Mickeys” on them.

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Facebook has found a novel solution to the never-ending deluge of negative headlines and news articles criticizing the company: Simply paying a British newspaper to run laudatory stories about it.

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Get to da choppa! In order to beat Manila’s infamous traffic jams, Ascent Flights Global is launching a helicopter-hailing service for those who need to get to their destination, ASAP. The company also plans to expand its services to other cities, Kuala Lumpur included, very soon.

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The effect of agriculture and livestock on the environment has not gone unnoticed, with culinary innovators designing a wide variety of potential alternatives. But can consumers get over their squeamishness regarding lab-grown meat enough to make it our new normal?

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Gamification is a concept dedicated to incentivising and revitalising the workplace, but does it truly help with employee productivity? Or does gamification have a darker side?

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Google’s TVC—short for Temporary workers, Vendors, and Contractors—took home a victory today in the form of an increased minimum wage and some basic benefits. Hooray! Unfortunately, the TVCs currently working at Google probably won’t be around to see any of them.

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