Tech Talk

The eSports sector has generated more than 1.5 billon US dollars in revenue in 2017 according to reports by gaming data company SuperData Research. It’s been an explosive year for professional gaming, titles like Overwatch, League of Legends, and Dota gathered viewership figures via streaming platforms in numbers that we’ve never seen before. And this growth is not going to slow down. Over here in Malaysia, we have some great professional gamers but there’s always room to grow and groom more of them. Enter the Academy of eSports, an education institute that offers certification-level education in the form of programmes on gaming techniques as well as soft skills as critical thinking, problem solving, strategic planning, teamwork, conflict management and communication skills.

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As we're approaching to the end of 2017, Kulturpop's Matt Armitage decided to share some of his learnings throughout the year. From the doom and gloom to the happy happy joy joy, we dive into Matt's mind about what has changed for him in 2017 and what he has learned this year. 

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https://www.bfm.my/ent-tt-mattsplained-things-ive-learned-in-2017-part-2-matt-armitage-kulturpop

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The geeks talk about how apple bought Shazam for reported $400m, two best noise cancelling headphones you could buy, and WhatsApp adding the ability to delete and revoke messages after you've sent them. Also, King Of The Crowd for this week is the uFunbrush.

0:16 - Game that tune: Apple snaps up Shazam for reported $400m

4:15 - Sony WH-1000XM2 vs BOSE QC 35 II: A sound investment

11:12 - WhatsApp now lets you delete and revoke messages you sent by mistake

14:00 - uFunbrush

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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development or OECD estimates that the hidden costs of businesses to conduct trade anywhere in the world are as much as 15% of the value of the goods traded. That’s a high cost to bear. A platform that can reduce costs and delays and improves trade facilitation will boost global incomes and could increase global GDP by almost $1 trillion dollars. Global eTrade Services or GeTS aims to do exactly that! We speak to Chong Kok Keong, CEO of GeTS to learn more.

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The startup world has one huge benefit in that they are nimble and able to move quickly. But as they grow bigger, that nimbleness and ability to move quickly becomes harder. Over here in BFM, I’ve seen how we have grown from a staff of 10 people to 60. So trust me, it’s hard to be nimble while growing. And that’s what we’re talking about today with Andrew Thomas, Director for Lava Protocols.

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With the rise of sensors and IoT devices, the future of our homes will change drastically. Just like Jarvis in Iron Man, personal assistant services will be incorporated into object we interact. We speak to Tony Ang, GM of Crestron Electronics in Southeast Asia about the impact of this growth and how businesses in Southeast Asia can be ready for the new future.

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With the digital age we live in today, how does trust play a role in all this? Matt Armitage from Kulturpop explores the idea of how there is a new emerging framework for trust, as we place more and more trust in machines and less in human individuals.

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The geeks talk about fibroblast cells, Bose's new Hearphones, autonomous vehicles, cryptocontracts in the music industry, sending interstellar messages, and artificial wombs.

0:13 - Daytime Injuries Heal Twice As Fast As Wounds Sustained At Night

3:11 - Bose’s New Hearphones Let You Choose Which Real-world Sounds To Boost

6:35 - Just One Autonomous Car Will Use 4,000 GB Of Data/Day

10:50 - You Can Help Make The World’s Very First Tokenized Song

14:03 - METI To Send Interstellar Messages In 2018

17:49 - An Artificial Womb Successfully Grew Baby Sheep — And Humans Could Be Next

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The Fintech opportunities in South East Asia is huge and we often look across the border at Singapore to see what’s going on. While they may be more conducive for fintech, Malaysia is buzzing as well. The Malaysian regulators have taken a more open but cautious approach, and this is visible with the likes of the Bank Negara Malaysia’s Fintech Regulatory Sandbox via the Fintech Technology Enablement Group and the Securities Commission approval of equity crowdfunding and P2P financing framework. The ecosystem builders here to are pushing hard for Fintech to thrive in Malaysia, the likes of Fintech Association of Malaysia, MaGIC, MDEC, Cradle and Supercharger. Supercharger is a Fintech Accelerator from Hong Kong and have expanded to here, in Malaysia. We speak to Country Director of SuperCharger Malaysia, Tyler Aveni, together with Sue Wan Wong, Partner at Wong & Partners about how they’re different from other accelerator programmes and if Malaysia can be a FinTech hub for the region with a bridge access to global hub, Hong Kong.

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The influencer market that has seen the rise of social media celebrities and idols, became a huge buzz for brands reaching out to their customers. However, there are some who get it wrong and working with influencers can be a tricky business. ModeFair aims to be a player in a very niche space that helps you to be connected with the right influencer for your brand. We speak to Tang Siew Wai of ModeFair about how it all began and what’s been the difficult part of this journey so far, and why the influencer market still works in Malaysia.

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