Tech Talk

On this episode, the geeks talk about Google's AI subsidiary DeepMind has unveiled the laterst version of its Go-playing software, AlphaGo Zero,dyslexia claimed to be caused by light receptors cell arranged in matching patterns,Snapchat is selling the hot dog costume for $80, a futuristic family car that not only uses the sun as power but supplies energy back to the grid. Plus, The King Of The Crowd for this edition is The Glow Company's new cloak which glows that makes children face their fears of being in the dark.

0.26 - DeepMind’s Go-playing AI Doesn’t Need Human Help To Beat Us Anymore

6.34 - Dyslexia: Scientists Claim Cause Of Condition May Lie In The Eyes

10.12 - KOTC: Force Field Cloak: Fear Of The Dark Defeated

13.22 - Snap Is Selling An $80 Dancing Hot Dog Costume

16.30 - 'This Is The Future': Solar-powered Family Car Hailed By Experts

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This week we have an incredible piece of technology. It’s cheap. It’s accessible. It’s scientifically proven. It’s the power of positive thinking. You might think Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage has been kidnapped by New Age hippies. But no, he says he’s of sound mind and he’s here, selling happiness. It’s optimism, Mattsplained.

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Technology is transforming the way that buildings and infrastructure are designed, constructed, and operated. And it’s helping to improve decision making and performance across the building and infrastructure lifecycle. The adoption of Building Information Modelling or BIM technology can help optimize work and company processes. However, BIM is far from self-explanatory. It’s a rather complex concept that leaves people with a lot of questions. What is BIM? What can BIM do? How does BIM work? Each question has multiple answers, which opens the possibility for a wide range of misconceptions. This can create a barrier for those trying to adopt BIM. We speak to the founder and CEO of Reveron Consulting, Mr. Ravi Koka, to clear the air on these misconceptions and answer some of these questions about BIM.

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Sivapragrasam is an engineer turned consultant and now the co-founder of LOA Centre in Malaysia. Corporate training and consultancy can be a very outdated method so how does one go about this in the digital era?

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The team from Digital News Asia.com talks about Arena of Valor's pre-orders now open in Malaysia, Huawei unveils the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro, Dell's new IoT strategy, Malaysia will now serve as a gateway to SEA & UK after UK's Mega Tech Mission. Also on the show, the pawnbrokers industry now goes digital with Pinjam, PIKOM's announces their recommendation for the upcoming Budget, the 5 startups from Cyberview's Living Lab Accelerator and more!

0:34 - Garena Malaysia Launches Arena Of Valor

3:38 - Huawei New Unveils AI Powered Mate 10 And Mate 10 Pro

6:27 - Dell Unveils New IoT Strategy

8:44 - UK Trade Mission Leverages On Malaysia’s Tech Future

13:14 - Pinjam Brings Pawn Services Online To Aid SMEs

16:13 - PIKOM's Budget 2018 Recommendations For The ICT Sector

21:33 - Cyberview Living Lab Accelerator Startups Showcase Smart City Innovations

24:19 - Protecting Android Users In Southeast Asia

26:22 - Surviving The ‘Trust Deficit’ In Malaysia

28:45 - Week In Review: Corporate Link The Winning Edge For MaGIC’s Gap

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On this episode, the geeks talk about Mark Zuckerberg's cartoon avatar visited the hurricane-damaged island, light-filtering paint that cools your home when being exposed to sun, hackers from North Korea stole a large cache of military documents from South Korea, blackout bombs developed by South Korea to take down Pyongyang, how biohacker Josiah Zayner wants to create a world where anyone is free and able to experiment on their own DNA, and how phone calls can be beamed right into your central nervous system. Plus, The King Of The Crowd for this edition is Antonia Saint New York's gorgeous heels and flats with hidden technology that makes you feel like you are wearing sneakers!

0:42 - Mark Zuckerberg 'Tours' Flooded Puerto Rico In Bizarre Virtual Reality Promo

7:55 - Light-Filtering Paint Cools Your Home When Exposed To Hot Sun

11:25 - North Korea 'Hackers Steal Us-south Korea War Plans'

12:03 - South Korea 'Blackout Bombs' Can Take Down Pyongyang Without Firing A Shot

15:57 - Hi-Tech Heels And Flats Feel Like Sneakers Inside

20:01 - Modifying Your Own Genes Is Just An Injection Away–If You’re Feeling Lucky

25:33 - Phone Calls Can Be Beamed Right Into Your Central Nervous System

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Over the last couple of weeks Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage has taken us to what he considers to be heaven and hell. He’s shown us two versions of the future based on the same ideas and technology. One where technology extends freedom and prosperity to everyone and another where an elite has effectively enslaved the majority. But is there any value to us exploring these flights of fancy? Let’s get Mattslaining.

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The existence of social media has enabled connectivity beyond the boundaries of location, language, ethnicity, and religion. As it is accessed globally, social media creates opportunities for content creators to reach wider, limitless audience and also explore business potentials. Through social media, information or news can be shared with a single click. Aside from being a platform for resources, social media gives empowerment to every individual to create their own content and share it with the world while networking and leveraging onto the global opportunities.

There are endless opportunities in the business world, especially now with the Digital Era. E-commerce offers vast opportunities. Tapping on the right content can further boost businesses in the competitive environment. However, proper education and awareness is of utmost importance to become a responsible netizens. We speak to CMCF on being a content creator in a digital world and being a responsible sharer.

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After 100 years of successful company history, JUNG – with its own subsidiaries and numerous agencies worldwide – has become an internationally acknowledged force within the industry. Besides its innovative switches, JUNG is the founding member of KNX, world's most intelligent Smart System.

On the Malaysian landscape, Jung, which has been in Malaysia for the past 17 years, is definitely a subset-an enabler of the whole emergence of IOT revolution that is currently taking place in Malaysia in line with the launch of Smart Selangor blueprint. We speak to Jorg Thormann about how the company has created a niché industry over 100 years ago and how it's adapting in the space of IoT.

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Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Larry page are only three of the many large business owners that we hear of on a daily basis. What you don’t know is that there is a much longer list of big business owners out there, those of which have access to and are bathing millions of dollars and all of whom we have not even heard about. This inexplicable fraction of people too are owners of large businesses - Businesses that are known as Crimeware-As-A-Service, the newest fad on the dark web. On the phone with me is Chester Wisniewsk, the Global Spokesperson and Principal Research Scientist at SOPHOS, who’s done a quick look, a glimpse behind the curtain: A look into Crimeware-As-A-Service and what’s happening in the dark web.

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