Tech Talk

As we approach the second quarter of 2018, the landscape in businesses have changed quite a fair bit. From artificial intelligence, hybrid cloud, digital workplaces and more, it’s time to re-shape our businesses for 2018 and beyond. We speak to Andy Cocks, Chief Technology Officer for Dimension Data Asia Pacific about this and the digital disruption.

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In 2017, more than US$4.8 billion was raised through ICO - Initial Coin Offering. For many, this has somewhat become the preferred method of raising capital for the bustling startup community. One of them is Gifto, a virtual gifting protocol, that closed out in just one minute with a sum of USD$30 million! We speak to Andy Tian, CEO of AIG and developers of Gifto about their ICO journey and the token offerings.

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The University Malaysia Pahang (UMP) had two major problems to crack: fake certificates and money spent on-campus. The solution? Blockchain! We speak to Dr Mohamed Ariff Ameedeen, Director of IBM Centre of Excellence about Valid8 and Xchain that solves fake certificates and money on-campus.

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Earlier in January 2018, Intel shocked the world with Spectre & Meltdown that’s affecting 90% of devices in the market today, an issue that dates back nearly to chips that was made many years ago. So what actually happened? Why is Spectre and Meltdown and more importantly, what should you expect in the coming months? We speak to Chip Doctor, Dr Shawn Tan of Aeste Works to find out what goes on in building these microprocessors.

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The team from Digital News Asia talked about Grub Cycle's mission to reduce food wastage, BookDoc focusing on strategic partnerships for growth and Malaysia on track to achieve 21% e-commerce growth. Also, the team also discussed on machine learning driving Grab’s open traffic initiative, putting the fun back into maths with zapzapmath and Exabytes Acquires Iconz-Webvisions.

0:44 - EasyParcel Guns For More Growth In The Region

4:29 - Grub Cycle On A Mission To Reduce Food Wastage

8:29 - GoWork And Rework Merge To Become Go-Rework

12:45 - Warung Pintar Raises US$4 Million Seed Round

15:35 - BookDoc Focuses On Strategic Partnerships For Growth

21:22 - PIKOM Inks MoUs With 5 Associations For SMEs To Adopt E-Commerce

26:57 - Malaysian On Track To Achieve 21% E-Commerce Growth By 2020

27:45 - Putting The Fun Back Into Maths With Zapzapmath

32:50 - Exabytes Acquires Iconz-Webvisions

35:48 - Machine Learning Drives Grab’s Open Traffic Initiative

39:48 - Focus On Strengthening Software Testing Ecosystem

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HP is going aggressive into the market with their Elite series of notebooks and desktops, claiming it as the most secure business computing devices from them. We speak to Kym Lim, the Managing Director of HP Malaysia about how they are positioning security as a unique selling point for business users and how the shifts in workplace habits has brought on a greater cause of concerns for enterprises.

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Getting in shape can be a maze of pseudoscience, fads and frenzy. Matt’s Magic Diet won’t make you fit or healthy but it will make him a very rich man. Which would you choose, expert advice or the expertly chosen words of a flimflam merchant?

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On today's show the geeks talk about internet pioneer John Perry Barlow, France's ban on smartphone use in cars, and the new Falcon Heavy rocket. Also, King Of The Crowd for this week goes to the digiFilm Camera by YASHICA.

0:12 - John Perry Barlow, 'Visionary' Internet Pioneer, Dies Aged 70

1:05 - France Bans Smartphone Use In Cars Even When You Pull Over

8:55 - King Of The Crowd

13:38 - So Long, Starman! Skywatchers Spot Falcon Heavy Leaving Earth's Orbit

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Have you met Sam? Sam is your 24/7 pocket travel assistant that’s powered by AI bots with travel expertise and wants to serve you intelligently, just like a real-life personal assistant. The rise of chatbots and AI has seen an unprecedented acceleration in technological advancements and implementation. According to reports, more than half of businesses are jumping on the chatbots bandwagon this year to deliver a consistent, personalised and seamless experience for their customers. We speak to Bertrand Saillet, General Manager at FCM Travel Solutions Asia about the rise of chatbots and Sam, the AI Pocket Travel Assistant.

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Did you know that 2018 marks the 26th birthday of text messaging. We’ve come a long from the days where you’d have to press number 2 three times to get a letter C to now where you can just speak into text. It’s like somehow, everyone in this world just agreed that this will be the way forward. Now, communication didn’t only change in the social aspect but businesses as well. The need for an omnichannel solution is needed more than ever with a variety of ways for organisations to be in touch. C.S. GILL, Regional Sales Manager, Infobip talks about the current state of communications for enterprises and the future of enterprise communications.

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