Tech Talk

AI and technology may be receiving a lot of criticism in recent times but recently at AWS ReInvent 2018, it showcased how technology have been helping organisations and NGO’s around the world have been adopting tools like cloud computing and artificial intelligence for the greater good. We speak to Vincent Quah, the Regional Head of Education, Research, Healthcare and Not-For-Profit Organisations APAC Public Sector in AWS about their role in putting the cloud in a public sphere.

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The telco industry in Malaysia is one that’s evolved drastically over the number of years. At the end of 2014, there were only a handful of telco operators in our country but the rise of Mobile Virtual Network Operators over the recent years has seen the number of operators in Malaysia risen drastically. And with this rise also comes competition and earlier this year, Yoodo was launched and claims to offer you the first ever fully customisable mobile plan, hence the name Yoodo. We speak to the head of Yoodo, Farid Yunus about how they’re moving forwards in 2019.

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On Geeks this week, we meet Ryan, the seven-year-old YouTuber who made £17.3m in a year by reviewing toys with his mom and dad. Also, we have police in the UK who want to predict serious violent crime using artificial intelligence and we wrap up with a study which reported that social media is good for us.

0:20.521 - Influencer Ethics

9:40.631 - KOTC: Pocket Rocket

15:24.755 - Minority Report Is Here

18:41.203 - Social Media Is Good For You

On Geeks this week, we meet Ryan, the seven-year-old YouTuber who made £17.3m in a year by reviewing toys with his mom and dad. Also, we have police in the UK who want to predict serious violent crime using artificial intelligence and we wrap up with a study which reported that social media is good for us.    

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Today's show is about technology and tech companies you can feel good about. We know. We didn't believe it either. 

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It’s the final episode for 2018 as the writers from DigitalNewsAsia.com looks back at the year 2018. On this episode of Digital News Asia Roundup, Jinn talks about the trend of coworking spaces in Malaysia and WeWork's opening of the largest SEA space in Kuala Lumpur come 2019. Kiran then joins in the discussion and talks about the ECF report card and telling us all about Frost and Sullivan report going digital. We wrap up the discussion with Karamjit talking about Me.Reka, an innovative and alternative education space, raised over RM 1 million from their ECF campaign from 121 investors. 

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On the show today, the geeks talked about how Elon Musk considers a move to Mars despite 'good chance of death' and a breakthrough in planes that could eventually lead to carbon-neutral air travel. They also discovered that rats can make friends with robot rats, how populists in Italy use cats in their political propaganda and by simply shining a light on your skin, you can diagnose diabetes.

0:16.207 - Musk on Mars

6:02.665 - Solid State Planes

13:43.818 - Cats and dictators

16:26.693 - Rats and Robots

21:23.766 - Shining a light on diabetes

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Has the Silicon Valley Bubble burst? Is the Age of Technology at an end? Yes and not a chance, argues Matt.

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Data from the recent FIFA World Cup and live streaming services from social media platforms reveal that people are watching more live events online than ever before. However, streaming of live events are typically delayed from the broadcast and this often results in poor viewing experiences, loss of reputation when viewers publicly express displeasure and ultimate loss of revenue. We speak to Jaheer Abbas from Limelight Networks about the state of live streaming and how video consumption has changed over the years.

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The Analytics Experience 2018 in Milan by SAS, the analytics giant, explored the importance of finding perspectives and thinking strategies with the dawn of Artificial Intelligence. In this first episode, Jeff Sandhu navigates the complex world of AI and AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) and how it’s being used to help with fraud and cyber risks.

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A recent study by Cisco titled The Future of Work found that organisations need to embrace new technologies and drive change on multiple fronts, including changing their working culture and organisational structure to enable faster and more dynamic ways of working. We speak to Albert Chai, Managing Director of Cisco Malaysia about the challenges ahead and adopting a mindset of change to enable the future of work shift happen today.

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