Tech Talk

The team from Digital News Asia talked about 'Week in Review: Exciting yet unsettling times because of disruption', 'Ridesharing has potential to solve traffic congestion woes', and 'Upskilling SME workforce vital for Industry 4.0'. On the topic of AI, we discussed about 'DataRobot to invest US$11mil to boost Singapore’s AI game' and 'AI that enables the blind to ‘see’'. Furthermore, we also talked about 'KPG Healthcare adopts IBM Watson for Oncology', 'Relook your business models, leverage on data urges ex-Axiata Group CFO','Relook your business models, leverage on data urges ex-Axiata Group CFO',and 'DHL IT commits another US$310 mil into its Cyberjaya ops'. A recommended read for this is ''Patient capital' investor, MTDC turns 25'.

0:35 - Week In Review: Exciting Yet Unsettling Times Because Of Disruption

5:01 - Ridesharing Has Potential To Solve Traffic Congestion Woes

9:57 - Upskilling SME Workforce Vital For Industry 4.0

15:06 - DataRobot To Invest US$11mil To Boost Singapore’s AI Game

17:36 - KPJ Healthcare adopts IBM Watson for Oncology

21:00 - AI that enables the blind to ‘see’

25:34 - Relook Your Business Models, Leverage On Data Urges Ex-Axiata Group CFO

32:24 - 2 Decades And US$1.2b Later, DHL IT Commits Another US$310 Mil Into Its Cyberjaya Ops

37:11 - 'Patient Capital' Investor, MTDC Turns 25

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The Internet of Things has allowed businesses to venture into industries they have never envisioned to be serving. One of them is Maxis and how IoT is milking cows in the agricultural industry. To understand why a telco firm would be involved in the agriculture industry, we speak to Claire Featherstone, Head of Business Solution for Maxis. We also learn about how you can benefit from adopting IoT and how to seize the opportunity for the coming year.

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According to recent studies around the energy sources, global demand for energy is expected to increase by around 30% between 2015 and 2035. That’s quite a huge demand and not all can come from current ways of producing energy. The need for renewable energy has never been more important and one company, Solarvest, believes that the answer to our ever-increasing energy needs comes from the sun. We speak to the Lim Chin Siu and Davis Chong from Solarvest about how their tapping the sun to drive their business forwards.

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Southeast Asia is expected to experience a slow growth over the next 5 years for Pay TV operators, even more so in established markets like Hong Kong, whereby pay TV subscribers are expected to decline. This is partly because of the availability of OTT services in the region like iFlix, Netflix, Viu and many more have made progress in capturing viewers. So what happens then to pay TV or traditional TV stations? How are they making this transition and capitalising on the rise of OTT? Steve Davis, Vice President and General Manager APJ for Ooyala, a company that harnesses the power of big data to help broadcasters, operators and media companies talks about building more engaged audiences and monetisation.

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The FinTech space, although has been touted by many as hottest sector at the moment, has really quite reach its full capabilities and reach yet. One of the reasons behind this is the security risks it brings to people around the world, nobody would want to lose their money. We speak to Cheri McGuire, the Group Chief Information Security Officer at Standard Chartered Bank about how they’re working with startups, technology players, and more importantly regulators on how FinTech can grow further in the region. We also chat briefly about how security is being pushed to the forefront of their employees around the world as people and process is at times more important that the technology itself, in a FinTech sphere.

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Cybercriminals and their methodologies have rapidly evolved over the last decade. Today, they work in groups and have the potential of crippling not just individual companies, but whole economies in the process. On this episode, we speak to Noushin Shabab, Senior Security Researcher,GReAT, APAC, about the evolution of cybercrime, new ways of being hacked, and what we can do to stay safe.

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Is it better to give or to receive? Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage believes that the best scenario is for you to give and him to receive. Anything else, apparently, is a waste of his time. Which means that his picks for Xmas are probably going to be little more than his own personal shopping list. I hate to say this, but it’s Xmas, Mattsplained.

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Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility and we all have to do our part to keep the Internet safe. As cybercriminals gets smarter, it’s about time that we start taking steps to protect ourselves. We speak to Thomas Dougherty, US Department of Justice Regional Legal Advisor for Cybercrime in Asia to learn more about the state of cybercrime here in Malaysia and why does such role exist and based here in Malaysia?

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SportsPlay is a smart platform to matches users with recommended sports activities, sports learning, sports academies, sports contents, sports data & beneficial sports related recommendations. We speak to KG Chung and Jin Tan to find out more about the back-end of their AI system.

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In about 3 years time, a typical family home will contain as many as 500 networked devices. From toasters to TV’s, toilets to air conditioning units, heck even your wardrobe and clothes. That’s the IOT dream. And it is this rising trend that is forcing businesses to rethink their product design strategies and how it will bring added values to their customers. It’s an exciting time ahead for us as consumers but surreal to some businesses whom do not know where to start. So, do we need a change of design paradigm to meet IoT requirements? How do we extend the value of products with IoT?

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