Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is on a mission to eliminate all mosquitoes worldwide in an attempt to eradicate dangerous mosquito-borne illnesses. 

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Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said a cashless society meant that payments would be made through electronic payment platforms. “The government is thinking of ways to introduce a cashless society. When we use cash, sometimes it is used for corruption among others. When we introduce a cashless (system), it will make it difficult for them to hide and give cash bribes to anyone as everything is recorded. Each transaction is recorded in the bank among others so that we know who gives and receives and receives cash inducements.”

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A company in China has come under fire for their controversial fitness rules; mainly fining employees for not hitting the mandate of 180,000 steps a month.

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Sleep deprivation is a massive problem in Japan, even leading to a specific term for death by sleep deprivation - “karoshi” - and so in an effort to combat the “sleep is expendable” attitude, a Japanese company is awarding points to their employees worth up to $570 a year that can be exchanged for meals in the company’s cafeteria… if the employees get a good night’s sleep.

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After years of engaging with famous personalities to tout their products, brands are beginning to realize that influencers may not be as effective as they first imagined. Micro influencers, though, could be the next big thing.

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Entertainment outlets in Kuala Lumpur will have to abide by the closing hours stated in their licence starting Jan 1 or face action, in a move to enhance family time. Federal Territories Minister Khalid Samad said Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) would also review the operating hours of a few outlets that had been given special permission to open until 5 am to cater to tourists but which had abused that privilege by allowing locals in.

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You probably feel like you are SO BUSY, but time management expert Laura Vanderkam has shared some hidden pockets of time you didn’t know you had every day, where you can squeeze in time for what matters most to you.

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Andy Jassy, CEO of AWS gave his keynote speech at the recent AWS Re:Invent 2018 conference. Jeff Sandhu who’s at Las Vegas to witness this first-hand talks to us in the studio about all the cool announcements on stage.

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Google has created a tool that can assign trustees to your Google account in the event of an accident or death. How do we approach our digital presences after death? Should the accounts continue to exist in lieu of the person behind them?

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The next time you go on holiday, you may want to get yourself an “Instagram-Sitter”, so you can disconnect from IG with peace of mind, knowing that your holiday will continue to be immortalised on the photo sharing site. 

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