Legendary film music composer Ennio Morricone passed away this Monday. We will be celebrating his storied career by discussing some of his accolades and how he continues to influence and inspire people to this day. 

This week, personal accounts have been surfacing on social media about alleged incidents of physical and emotional abuse at a local private arts school. But when it comes to private extracurricular or enrichment classes that we send our children to, there are often few formal guidelines. Therefore, how the children are treated or taught can differ greatly - including questions of discipline. But in these settings, how do we draw the line between disciplining a child and abuse, and what should we do when that line is crossed?

You’d think that a dating app would be less active during the lockdown, but apparently online dating giant Tinder made more money in these last few months than both Netflix and Disney+! The reasons behind the spike are both surprising and a good lesson for online businesses moving forward. 

Electronic Arts said The Sims will get its own reality TV show, dubbed The Sims Spark’d, on the TBS television channel in a partnership with Turner Sports, Eleague, and Buzzfeed Multiplayer.

It’s another sign that games are mainstream and that television companies are recognising that they need to do something to get younger viewers back.

Quibi, a short form video streaming service, has shows with A-list celebrities under 10 minutes each and is designed to offer a bite-sized way to watch TV. But so far, it seems like people haven’t been very interested - could the subscription model be the barrier to the success of mobile-only content?

Artificial Intelligence based conversational interfaces have come a long way. In the past, we had to speak like robots but today, the robots are speaking like us. These changes are also rapidly transforming customer service interactions across various industries including banking and financial services, retail, ecommerce, healthcare and more. With chatbots and AI proving increasingly popular in the customer service industry in Asia, it’s a good time to have a look at how businesses can adopt them quickly and improve their business front. 

If there’s one product on the planet that manages to put a smile on most peoples’ faces - it’s ice-cream. A simple dessert that takes us back to a simpler time and place in our childhood. Of course, this particular comfort food has been fairly difficult to get hold of during the pandemic - perhaps when it’s needed the most. We managed to catch up with the Co-founders of Lezzetto, Jamal and Shanaz, who have a passion for creating ice-cream and love the idea of creating smiles and flavours.

How does takaful differ from insurance? What do you need to pay attention to when choosing a plan? How does it play into estate planning? Roshan gets into these and more with Shahrul Azlan Shahriman of Great Eastern Takaful.

The Malaysian steel industry has not been a particularly successful one, with Perwaja steel a reminder of this. However with a White Paper from the industry in the hands of the government, could the future be a brighter one?

Census 2020 is here, and for the first time, it'll be done electronically.

Professor Nur Ain Shahrier, Professor of Economics, Sunway University, explains its mechanics, and what the data spells for public development.