Tech Talk

Bladerunner, Altered Carbon and Humans outline very different visions of a future where machines have replaced human workers. Which of those futures are we headed for, asks Matt, as he gets ready for the Thunderdome.

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Augmented Reality functions in all sorts of industries. We’ve all seen videos of AR being used as marketing tools, or through interactive holograms, and yet why is it so hard for us to integrate this into our everyday lifestyles? On the show today we have Mundzir Abdul Latif and Andrew Yew to talk about the role of AR in our society, and The Ministry Experience; a local live brand experience agency specialised in augmented reality engagements.

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Air conditioning has had an enormous impact on modern society, from population migration to architecture to the warehouses that store The Cloud. But is it time we swapped energy intensive a/c for microclimate technologies?

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Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Augmented and Virtual Reality saw a huge spike in uptake in 2017. But we also witnessed some of the largest and most devastating attacks like WannaCry and NotPetya, not to mention identity thefts. So what did we learn in 2017 and how do we ensure our pathway forwards is not disrupted? We speak to Anthony Bartolo, the Chief Product Officer Collaboration, Mobility and IoT for Tata Communications about key learnings from the technology trends for enterprises.

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Imagine you are in a coffee shop. The whirring of the coffee grinder, the gurgling of the coffee brewing, the bubbling of the steamer warming the milk. The typical cafe setting. You place your order with the person behind the counter and he or she expertly creates the perfect blend of your usual coffee order. A set of numbers appear illuminating itself on the rectangular screen attached to the cashier: $2.57. But alas, you do not carry around any coins in your wallet, nor do you own a wallet that holds a compartment for the metal change to rest in. Sadly, this scenario isn’t a very uncommon one. No one enjoys being weighed down by the coins in your wallet, but what if there was a way this could change? A way to change the way you carry your change. Bucket Technologies might be the solution to just that.

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The team from Digital News Asia talked about Grocery Mobile Commerce App JOCOM, YouthToday’s plans for expansion, the new OnePlus 5T, and how technology accelerator 1337 Ventures is to accelerate 10 news startups under Khazanah’s KNEO programme.

0:28 - 1337 Ventures To Accelerate 10 New Startups Under Khazanah's KNEO Programme

11:59 - Grocery Mobile Commerce App Aims To Disrupt Market

18:31 - YouthsToday Finds Its Rhythm, Preps For Expansion

23:48 - Review: OnePlus 5T, A Top-notch Smartphone For The Taking

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TM ONE, the enterprise and public sector business solutions arm of Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) Group, is positioned as an enabler for businesses to realise their full potential of their digital opportunities. They look into digitising 10 industry verticals at the moment and this week, we speak to Zamry Ibrahim, Industry Expert at TM ONE to talk how they’re reinventing the Real Estate industry.

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On today's show the geeks talk about how driverless car makers could monopolise the market, Google's AMP stories, and self-healing "e-skin".

0:13 - How Driverless Car Makers Could Monopolise Market

9:35 - Introducing AMP Stories, A Whole New Way To Read Wired

13:06 - This Electronic Skin Can Heal Itself — And Then Make More Skin

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Attitudes towards Silicon Valley are changing, with an angry sea of voices raging at their tone deaf behaviour and seeming inability to understand or tame the epidemic of fake news. Now is not the time to turn our backs on tech, argues Matt.

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Overbookings, no show ups, wrong dates are common problems that restaurant outlets deal with when it comes to making a reservation. What if there is a solution to solve this problems, by simplifying the process all in one application, which is what UMAI is all about. We speak to Jonas Chelbat, founder of UMAI to talk about how he is reinventing the reservation sector in the F&B space.

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