More and more people seem to avoid phone calls in favour of messaging or emails. We discuss why.

“OK Boomer” is now a meme, a movement and a call to action but one could argue that having such labels on different generations could be discriminating, especially at work. 

Holiday season is here and affordable IoT devices are about to fly off the shelves. However, Wired worries that gifting certain smart devices to people who don’t fully understand the privacy implications involved might be doing them a disservice. The fact that these devices and its manufacturers aren’t always honest about the data they collect makes the trend of gifting IoT devices one to be wary about.

Have you ever been swayed either positively or negatively after an ad? Has an ad ever changed your mind about a brand? Online services have upended the world of advertising by enabling marketers, including political campaigns, to refine their pitches to specific groups of people or geographic areas. And in the age of Big Data, it has also created new problems, “policy vacuums”, and unforeseen challenges. Welcome to the age of microtargeting. We explain how this works.

As we approach 2020, one key area that we’ve been hearing in the build up to year 2020 is smart cities. As organisations and companies working with smart cities initiatives, it’s also a good time to not only reflect on the opportunities that smart cities have brought to Malaysia but also start talking about the potential challenges and risks that we need to be aware of as organisation reap the benefits of digital transformation, with 5G set to roll out in the next few years. George Lee, the VP of RSA Asia Pacific & Japan discuss this in detail.

In today’s digital age, what we want is pretty simple. We want faster and better mobile networks. One that doesn’t buffer when streaming a video or doesn’t lag when playing a game. Or even one that doesn’t give me pixelated video when video calling. So why then has been so hard to achieve all this? And what is the state of 4G mobile networks in Malaysia? Brendan Gill, Co-Founder and CEO of OpenSignal shares insights into what makes a great mobile network and where Malaysia needs to improve.

Boutique gyms are becoming the a la mode of today’s fitness industry. The appeal of boutique gyms is that it offers smaller, more intimate and unique classes that specialize in one or two areas. Christian Lee and Mark Choo, co-founders of TRIBE, pitch their boutique boxing studio.

In light of the fact that we’re entering the last month of the year, Roshan speaks to tax consultant Thannee about how best to prepare for your next tax filing, especially when it comes to maximising tax relief to pay the right amount of taxes.

They also talk about how to deal and prepare for an audit and Thannee's thoughts on Budget 2020.

Nathan Nunn, Frederic E Abbe Professor of Economics at Harvard University, draws on his seminal research to explain the impact of culture on economies, and why some cultural practices persist such as female circumcision even if they are no longer useful. Nunn spoke at the Khazanah Megatrends Forum 2019.

Petronas is facing a lawsuit from the Sarawak state government, over the non-payment of a 5% sales tax on petroleum products. But who is in the right? To make some sense of the complex situation as it stands, we speak to Lim Wei Jiet, Constitutional Lawyer, about his take on the issue.