Tech Talk

Ruby is one of the most popular programming language in the world, with the rise of Ruby Rails. We speak to Jimmy Ngu and Hassanin Ahmed, organisers of Ruby Conference Malaysia 2017 about what to expect at this year’s conference and why a conference for a programming language is crucial in Malaysia.

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On this episode, the geeks talk about America's favorite juice machine - Juicero, computer that rates your pain through facial expressions, camera that can see through the human body, MIT robot to navigate through crowd, and Zika virus to attack brain cancer cells. This episode also features King Of The Crowd - ORII smart ring is the fastest way to text without a screen!

0:21 - RIP Juicero, The $400 Venture-Backed Juice Machine

4:27 - Computer Knows How Much Pain You Are In By Studying Your Face

6:21 - New Camera Can See Through Human Body

10:02 - ORII - Fastest Way To Send Texts Without A Screen

13:14 - This New Robot From MIT Can Politely Navigate Through Crowds

16:37 - We May Be Able To Use Zika Virus To Attack Brain Cancer Cells

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When Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage talks about food, it’s often a signal for multiple lunches to heave themselves out of the digestive tract. But he’s promised that today he only has good stuff say. Well, mostly good stuff.

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On previous episodes, we spoke to corporate companies and how they’re venturing into the digital transformation journey. But what about traditional businesses? Are they ready to embrace and seize the opportunity it brings? We speak to Dato’ Ng Wan Peng of MDEC together with Rabin Nijhar or Entrepreneur's Organization on how traditional businesses can start their digital roadmap.

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Businesses today across the world and various industries have this desire for speed. They want to increase productivity with less resources, more cost savings and improved accuracy, to offer the best experience. However, the many millions of hours of staff in customer services, business support and operations are being consumed with mundane, manual, labour intensive activities. This is where Robotic Process Automation or RPA, comes in. Your current job may not exist for very long! We speak to Ashwani Kohli of UiPath, one of the largest RPA providers in the world to talk about how this will affect numerous different industries.

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On this episode of Tech Thursday with DNA, Karamjit Singh, Anushia Kandasivam and Chong Jinn Xiung talks about:

0:30.072 - When it comes to value, the Honor 8 Pro graduates with honours

6:55.438 - Mudah Property aims for number one property platform spot

12:15.333 - Shazalli sees strong scope for digital to replace old processes at TM, drive performance

20:07.367 - Magnus Games’ Re: Legend strives to be legendary

24:51.021 - iResidenz cracks an elusive market

28:56.252 - SME digitisation drive vital to Singapore’s growth: IMDA

33:03.270 - Cradle’s CIP300 grant is more than free money

36:14.893 - Board, Senior Leadership Alignment Needed Around Digital Innovation

39:41.216 - Accenture appoints former TM CTO Giorgio Migliarina as APAC Communications & Media Industry lead

39:55.762 - Mobile operators invest in MRT coverage for long-term gains

40:06.716 - Advancing financial inclusion for Indonesian women

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On this episode, the geeks talk about Elon Musk and AI leaders call for banning killer robots, AI pilot for fighter jet, bedtime stories app, "hangry" changes mood, Google assessment on depression, and also robot priests on funerals.

0:38 - Elon Musk And AI Leaders Call For A Ban On Killer Robots

4:44 - Inside The Fighter Jet Of The Future Where AI Is The Pilot

9:20 - This App May Be The Future Of Bedtime Stories

11:04 - Being ‘Hangry’ Exists: Why A Lack Of Food Can Change Your Mood

13:24 - Google Will Ask: 'Are You Depressed?'

16:34 - The Future Of Funerals? Robot Priest Launched To Undercut Human-Led Rites

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Technology brings progress, and that same progress can lead to uncertainty. Sometimes the uncertainty makes us scared. There’s no one better at reassuring us that the future is bright is our own Mr Shades, Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage.

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Dr Tendayi Viki is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Benneli Jacobs, a strategy and innovation consultancy firm that helps companies develop their internal ecosystems to innovate like startups. He holds a PhD in Psychology and an MBA. He is the author of two books: The Corporate Startup and The Lean Product Lifecycle. We speak to him about what are some of the mindset shifts that needs to happen to foster digital transformation.

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The e-commerce landscape in the region is booming as it’s becoming the norm for us consumers to purchase different items online. From electronics to fashion and now even groceries. Aside from lower prices and higher quality, convenience is the key in the current competitive business environment. But the e-commerce world is brutal and has its own set of challenges. On the show today is Marianne Chuo, Country Manager for Honestbee, an online grocery concierge and delivery service, started in Singapore in 2015 and now operating in cities like Bangkok and over here in Kuala Lumpur.

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