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Many companies have leveraged the nature of the pandemic to embrace e-commerce fully, but with less in-person customer interaction, do brands really know what their customers want? Eyo Zhen Yi, managing director of e-commerce beauty platform Threebs, shares his thoughts on the beauty industry and the relationship between data management and successful e-commerce.

Datuk William Ng, Chairman, Small and Medium Enterprises Association (SAMENTA) discusses the situation on the ground for small and medium-sized businesses, and how best to re-open the economy in light of high Covid cases.

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GIIB Holdings has been a market leader in tyre retreading and rubber compound manufacturing. Due to losses in the past 5 years, it is now looking to shift to rubber glove making. Is it late to the party? And will it exit its rubber compound business? Chairman and CEO, Tai Boon Wee discusses his outlook.

Statistics confirmed that 2020 was the worst year on record for the airline industry, we speak to the regional director at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on the outlook of this industry. The Morning Run also asked him about IATA’s digital app pass and the challenges in implementing this.

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With the flash crash in gold prices, silver and nickel price levels are also falling, we ask Song Seng Wun, Economist, CIMB Private Banking what is causing this plunge in commodity prices. The Morning Run also asks him about Singapore and Malaysia's GDP growth numbers, as well as whether to sell or hold Ringgit with the current movement restrictions and political uncertainty.

A few weeks ago, Valve shocked the gaming world by announcing Steam Deck, a portable, Nintendo Switch-like gaming console that’s powerful and can play games from your Steam library on the go. The immediate reaction was very positive, with a lot of people saying that this might shake the gaming industry. But will it? We speak to Jonathan Leo, Content Director at Kakuchopurei.com to get his take on the Steam Deck.

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The VIRTUE(AL) 2.0 online group exhibition by ARTO Movement features 170 artworks by 80 different artists. We review the show, and discuss the diversity of art on display, and what these might say about our current times.

Everyone's A Critic is jointly presented with CENDANA. For updates on Malaysian arts and culture, visit BASKL.

The VIRTUE(AL) Exhibition: Part 1, Part 2

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Apple is launching a new safety feature on iOS 15, for iPhone and iPad, that uses a technology to scan for images of potential child sexual abuse material. We look into how effective this technology is, and the concerns surrounding user privacy.

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Over the weekend, the Prime Minister announced relaxed rules for those who are fully vaccinated, as well as for states in Phase 2 under the National Recovery Plan. First, we discuss whether we’re ready for these loosened restrictions. Then, we look at the benchmarks for the recovery phases. Finally, we ask - do we risk creating an unfair vaccine divide?

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