Companies in the US have tapped into layover and “dwell time” crowds at the airport - a significant number of whom are avid gamers who’d spend good money on a game while waiting to board a flight.

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Remember the Matrix? Researchers have recently discovered a new way of using nanorobots that could help surgeons perform complex medical tasks. These nanorobots will be able to navigate hard to perform surgical places and also for targeted drug delivery, cancer therapies, and eye surgeries.

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When we get paid, we spend money. More money than usual. This inclination to spend more on payday makes the monthly budget harder to balance. This is why many Fintech companies are starting to make any day payday, to close the gap between payday and your billing cycle date.

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Nowadays, the line between human and machine can blur significantly. More and more companies are implementing a “pseudo-AI” approach where you could be talking to a machine OR a human and you might not be able to tell which. Is there a way to determine who or what you’re actually conversing with?

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Schools in China ordered their pupils to sit down in front of the television at 8 pm on Saturday night, only for them to be subjected to a lengthy series of commercials.

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China’s popular online streaming video service, iQiyi, has removed view counts from its videos in order to combat the rise of fake views by paid third parties. Instead, they’re implementing a new system called “Heat Value” to determine the quality of their content.

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Debt is not something that you want hanging around your neck. It can be difficult to deal with if you don’t plan properly. According to the Bank Negara Malaysia 47% of Malaysian youths have high credit card debts whilst 38% have personal loans.

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Power changes the way that you think - neuroscientists have boiled this down into “high” and “low” construal thinking, with people in power generally veering towards “high” construal thinking. But successful leaders should be able to switch between the two when appropriate.

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Anyone can experience burnout, and as a team, you should be looking out for signs of burnout in your team members so that you can help them through it. Recognising and helping someone who is burned out will contribute overall to team productivity and happiness.

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“I think a lot of the stress that people feel, they feel because they have put themselves at the centre of their own universe, when you remove yourself from that place, I think a lot of that pressure subsides” - says Malcolm Gladwell. What’s your trick for dealing with stress?

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