Tech Talk

Technology and a little bit of positive thinking could vastly improve your mental and physical state. How? It’s time to Mattsplain. 

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The dream was to connect you to lawyers using technology, but it soon quickly brought on many different areas where technology is still lacking in the legal services and industry. CanLaw, an online legal services startup, born in 2016, is trying to bring digital technology to Malaysia’s still traditional analogue legal profession. We speak to the founder, Loo Soon Yi on how it all started and their journey so far.

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In the past decade, the concept of Smart Cities has become an increasingly attractive venture to embark upon in countries all around the world, inspiring a sense of worldwide competition as nations scramble to become home to one, or even multiple, Smart Cities. But what is a Smart City and what are the criterias needed to make the smart city dream a reality? Anthony Bartolo of Tata Communications and an IoT advocate talks to us about how Malaysia can achieve this dream.

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Today, the geeks on Geeks Squawk discuss how to stop 'smart cities' from becoming 'surveillance cities', the way the US army is taking wireless recharging to new heights with laser-powered drones, and Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's upcoming trip to the moon.

00:12:43 - 'Smart Cities' or 'Surveillance Cities'?

08:20:05 - The US Army's Laser-Powered Drone

11:46:92 - SpaceX Is Sending Artists to the Moon

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Science is building an impressive toolkit that is enabling us to fight back against Evolution’s darker urges. How? It’s time to Mattsplain.

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As we progress further into our digital transformation journey, one area that seems to play an important role is not the technology, but the people. Getting the right talent and preparing the current workforce for our digital dream is vital. The Finance Accreditation Agency or FAA is an independent quality assurance and accreditation body for the financial services industry (FSI) set up by Bank Negara Malaysia and Securities Commission of Malaysia. Their task? To ensure the quality and learning developments of the talent pool within the rapidly growing fintech sector. We speak to Khairul Nizam, CEO of FAA about their journey so far and what’s been lacking to put Malaysia on talent hub map.

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On this episode of Digital News Asia Roundup, the team discussed pet grooming trucks, teh tarik condom makers, how companies can raise their digital quotient, the EziPod laundry startup, and Cradle’s impact on the ecosystem. The team also talked about the fintech accelerator programme, Supercharger, how developers are under-utilised in the digital economy, the appointment of Al-Ishsal as the next MCMC chairman, and how the software entrepreneur, EngineMailer, plans to take on MailChimp.

00:19:53 - Groom Your Pets At Your Doorstep

04:35:48 - Teh Tarik Condom Maker Talks Business Strategy

08:56:55 - How Companies Can Raise Their Digital Quotient

10:26:49 - Dirty Laundry Is Good Business for EziPod

14:13:60 - Cradle Study Shows CIP and CGP Greatly Benefit Local Tech Ecosystem

18:00:34 - New Cohort of Fintechs Join SuperCharger’s Second Accelerator in Malaysia

20:55:94 - Developers Could Boost Singapore Economy By US$11.6 Billion Over Next Decade

25:17:15 - Does Al-Ishsal Have What It Takes To Be MCMC Chairman?

29:13:54 - EngineMailer To Take On MailChimp

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Today, the geeks on Geeks Squawk discuss how safe Artificial Intelligence has to be wise as well as smart, Segway's latest Drift W1 e-skates, and ANA's new initiative with JAXA to build advanced humanoid drones and send them to space for "space construction and farming". 

00:13:32 - Culturally Intelligent AI

08:53:80 - Segway's Drift W1 e-Skates

12:42:28 - Japan Wants to Bring Human Consciousness to Space

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In a world where money really does grow from trees, are we ready to throw it away and embrace a completely cashless society? It’s time to Mattsplain.

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Jirnexu may not be a familiar start-up name but they are the founders of platforms like Ringgit Plus, KreditGoGo and Xpress Apply. They are Malaysia’s only full-stack fintech provider that enables banks, insurance companies and service providers to think mobile-first and innovate the way they generate leads online to turn those into customers. We speak to one of the co-founders, Hann Liew about their journey to becoming a full-stack fintech player.

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