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The Pulse brings you the latest news in the music world and fresh new music that might've missed your radar.

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Move 78 - Hal Wandered Off

Kelela - On The Run

Yellow Days - Soul Smile

bdrmm - It’s Just A Bit Of Blood

Oddisee - Race

Harvey Sutherland - Changes

MJ Cole - Feel It (ft Piri and Tommy Villiers)

Chaos In The CBD - Higher Elevation

This week on Cruise Control, we look forward to the digitalization of JPJ (finally!), review yet another electric SUV, and welcome a slew of new cars to the local automotive market.

Perodua's all new Axia is now out, and the company has high hopes that the compact hatchback will do well in the markets this year. Range Rover's classic luxury SUV, the L460 is another fresh drop, as well as Audi's flagship electric supercar, the e-Tron GT Super Tourer all available for booking. Sniffing around the rumour mill, we hear that the popular Suzuki Jimny might get a Malaysian release as well. The new model for the cute and compact SUV now comes with 5 doors!

We also discuss a hot news item this week: JPJ is set to do away with road-tax stickers and go fully digital this year. Well played Anthony Loke! And we round off the programme with Daniel's impression of a Chinese EV making waves in the local market, BYD's Atto 3.

Directed by Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans is a semi-autobiographical movie inspired by Spielberg's own adolescence and how he fell in love with filmmaking. In the movie, the fictional Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle), discovers the power of cinema alongside uncovering difficult truths about his family. The film also stars Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, and Seth Rogen. We review the "film about films", and discuss how it gives us an intimate look at one of the best-known filmmakers of our time.  

With all the latest news on Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT lately, we talk about how it will affect our world. First, we look into which industries are most likely to feel the impact from AI, whether positive or negative. And then, we discuss how artificial intelligence will change our society.

We hear thoughts from industry experts:

- Adam Brimo, Founder & Group CEO of OpenLearning Limited

- Danial Rahman, Director of Sunway Education Group.

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What’s the worst job you’ve ever had? We get into it

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Parliament continues, and today, the MPs touched on a variety of issues including how to make it easier to hire foreign workers, the longstanding issue of overcrowding, whether interns should be paid in the private sector as well as reimigration.

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Is pain during sex common, especially for women? In a society where sexual health is still a taboo topic, questions like these aren’t always asked and answered, even though they could be a sign of a more serious health condition. Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Hoo Mei Lin joins us to shed more light on this and break some taboos along the way. 

Click here to find out more about the Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Malaysia’s women’s health event. 

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新加坡副总理兼财政部长黄循财在昨天下午的财政预算案直播当中，送给当地的民众一份“情人节礼物”，里面当然涉及很多糖果，譬如说：预计收入不超过2万2000新币的民众，可获得400元补助，而受惠人数大约是250万人。另外，其他部分细节的补助也是有非常多的。

纵观整份的预算案有分成三个基础，分别是推动经济增长，加强社会契约，还有建立经济的韧性，让新加坡在遭受外部冲击和挫折时能够反弹、恢复元气。尤其是在当前地缘政治局势已经明显改变，大国政治竞争加剧，对全球有深刻影响，很多国家可能也不会像以前一样，对新加坡这么友善。究竟你对这份预算案有什么看法呢？收听本期节目让我们一起来讨论。

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美国政府昨天公布最新数据显示，今年1月的CPI是按年上升6.4%，这也是连续第7个月放缓，但降低的速度并不起不及市场预期，只是比上一个月区区降低了0.1%。在顽固的通膨影响下，高利率的时代，到底会不会维持更长的一段时间？

Back in 2015, wildlife researcher Dr Ravinder Kaur and wildlife photographer Sanjitpaal Singh set up the social enterprise Explore GAIA, to conserve the hornbills of Malaysia. Explore GAIA, together with the NGO Hutan, are currently the only groups providing nesting opportunities for endangered hornbills in Malaysia, and they have been searching for natural nesting sites of endangered hornbills, monitoring and protecting active nests and innovating artificial nest boxes. In a love-themed Earth Matters special in the spirit of Valentine's Day, we catch up with this award-winning couple in conservation for progress updates on their work, and we also talk about all things hornbills, in conjunction with Love Hornbills Day, celebrated annually on the 13th of February.

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