Tech Talk

As Malaysia is pushing for a digital economy and encouraging companies to include more digital approaches into their practices, cybersecurity will become a new source of economic growth as there’s a rising market demand for this service. We speak to Frank Chin of ITGRC Asia to talk about the impact of going digital through DFTZ and other platforms for SMEs and how to adopt to mitigate risks.

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On this episode of Digital News Asia Roundup. The team from DNA talked about porptech and the future of the real estate sector; iProperty.com's new state-of-the-art office; Hong Kong Electronics Fair Spring Edition 2018 and Fonebud, a Malaysian company that's tackling the need to be constantly connected. The team also spoke to Srinivas Gattamneni, the CEO of ADA's (Analytics, Data and Advertising) plan in disrupting the value chain of the world of advertising and talked about Digerati50 Feature, Dr. Abu Hassan Ismail, who thinks that universities produce poor entrepreneurs.

0:19 - The Great Potential of Proptech

4:09 - REA Group Seeks To Cement Lead In Digital Property Market

8:04 - HK Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) 2018: Cool, Strange and Wonderful Gadgets Aplenty

16:22 - Fonebud W: Have Data, Will Travel

19:24 - Karam's Conversation with Srinivas Gattamneni - CEO of ADA (Analytics, Data and Advertising)

33:33 - Digerati50 Feature: Dr Abu Hassan Ismail - CEO and Founder of Prestariang Bhd

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On today's show, the geeks talked about Missouri lawmakers introducing a meat industry-friendly law that would impose stringent labeling requirements for lab-grown meats; Europe's longest heated cycle path to connect Dutch cities; and iOS 11.3 software update disabling touchscreen on smartphones that have not had their screens repaired by Apple. 

0:31:99 - What Is Meat?

8:30:74 - Europe's Longest Heated Cycle Paths

14:10:67 - New iOS Updates Breaks Some iPhone 8's

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Confused about data, artificial intelligence and sex robots? You’re not alone. It’s time to Mattsplain.

Also, listen to the follow up conversastion, Rise of The Robots: https://www.bfm.my/ent-tt-msp27-rise-of-the-robots-matt-armitage-kulturpop

And subsequently, Master & Servant: https://www.bfm.my/ent-tt-msp28-master-and-servant-matt-armitage-kulturpop

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Over the course of history of technology revolution, we’ve witnessed 3 major industrial revolutions. And as we approach the 4th Industrial Revolution, are we ready for the trend of automation, data exchange, IoT, cloud computing and AI? We speak to Prof Edwin Tan Chee Pin, Head of Discipline Mechatronics Engineering, and Dr. Veera Ragavan at Monash University about how we are preparing for this surge.

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Over the past year, coworking spaces seems to have upped their gear and are now a lot more aggressive and sustainable too. Recently, the Coworking Unconference Asia 2018 happened in Penang and brought in some 320 people from 35 different countries. We speak to Steve Munroe, Founder of Hubud (Bali’s First Co-Working Space) and Founder of CAPP (Coworking Alliance of Asia Pacific) to talk to us about the attraction of a coworking space, how they’ve made Bali a coworking destination for the world and why Malaysia is on their radar.

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As businesses leverage innovation and digital transformation, Hitachi Vantara is a new business entity that unifies the operations of IT storage and IoT business and analytics solutions into one integrated business. We speak to Russel Skingsley, CTO APAC for Hitachi Vantara to talk about how businesses in SEA are adopting with these shifts and where are the areas of 2018 IT trends we should be leveraging.

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On today's show, the geeks talk about how Estonia wants to take DNA samples of its citizens under the guise of offering better lifestyle and healthcare advice. In Back To The Blackboard, they talk about their crowdfunding pick, the MILK app which comes off as an oxymoron. They also talk about a documentary which explores the rise of artificial intelligence and the potential perils of thinking machines.

2.55 - Estonia Wants to DNA Test Its Citizens to Offer Personalized Life Advice

9:19 - The MILK App: Be Rewarded, For Being Present

13:20 - ‘Do You Trust This Computer?’ Trailer: Documentary Exploring Perils Of Artificial Intelligence Sets Switch-On Date

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Blasting into the future, Jeff is torn apart and reassembled as we join Future Matt to have a look at a world where data empowers instead of imprisons. It’s time to Mattsplain.

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As the banking and financial sector is undergoing one of its most disruptive phases, the emergence of new payment methods are rapidly advancing and often combining with fragile legacy systems, leaving banks in a state of flux. Verrency Group is a payments platform and fintech player from Australia that helps the banking and financial sector to overcome these challenges. We speak to David Link, CEO of Verrency Group, on how new modes of payment are transforming the banking and payment landscape in Asia and the importance of utilising digital currencies.

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