Tech Talk

AI has already reshaped software, business, and the workplace, but what happens when it enters industries built on human creativity? Rizal Kamal and Kim Lim join us to talk about AI's real impact on Malaysia's creative industry, from AI-influenced music production to the line between boosting productivity and protecting originality.

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They’re lazy. Entitled. Don’t want to work. Disrespectful. These are some of the comments you’ll find hurled at Gen Z on any given day.

But maybe. Just maybe. They’re the agents of change that the workplace needs. Matt and Kishan forget the age indifference to take a look at a generation that is pilloried for lacking drive and ambition, and ask: are they the heroes that we need today?

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For years, warehouse transformation has often been associated with large-scale upgrades, costly replacements and lengthy implementation timelines. But as businesses face increasing pressure to improve efficiency, visibility and operational resilience, a different approach is emerging.

Rather than replacing entire systems, companies are increasingly adopting modular technologies that solve specific operational challenges and scale over time.

Kugan Thirunavakasaru, Chief Enterprise Business Officer at CelcomDigi, joins us to discuss how 5G SA, AI and automation are changing warehouse operations, why digital transformation doesn't have to begin with a complete overhaul, and what the future of intelligent logistics could look like for businesses in Malaysia.

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With the record breaking sums raised by the FIFA World Cup this summer, Matt and Kishan examine the open and closed loops and ecosystems of the worlds of the superfan. What motivates them, how they form and more importantly, how companies harness those passions for profit.

Superfans and the economies they support are worth hundreds of billions of dollars globally. And there’s seemingly no limit to the niches they create. Hot sauce superfans? Check. Cats? Check. Train watching? Check.

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For the first time in the Internet's history, machines are generating more web traffic than humans, and bots now account for the majority of it. Volker Rath of Cloudflare joins us to unpack the hidden fault lines inside organisations, from legacy systems to shadow AI, and why cyber resilience today means anticipating risk, not responding to it

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From oxygenated boxes to preserve eyeballs to cloud seeding technologies to counter El Niño, we take a look into the weirder side of science and technology to bring you some of the amazing stories that are shaping the future of our world.

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Wearables have evolved far beyond step counters, now tracking chronic conditions and detecting early health warning signs. As the global wearable market is projected to grow 576% over the next decade, the question remains: can we trust the algorithms and systems powering these devices?

We discuss:

• How wearables evolved from gym-floor step counters into everyday tools for managing chronic conditions

• What digital biomarkers are

• The real risk of false reassurance and false alarms 

• What’s next for the technology behind these devices

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Are you worried that life is turning into an episode of Black Mirror? Are your avatars more successful than you? We’re talking about reality today. Simulation theory and the idea that our reality could be a corner of someone else’s really complex MMO game. 

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Banking, insurance, and capital markets have been built on trust, regulation, and decades of infrastructure. Now AI is rewriting the rules, and the institutions that don't adapt may not survive.

We discuss:

• How AI agents acting on behalf of customers could wipe out a significant chunk of global banking profits, and whether traditional banks can fight back.

• Where the human analyst still fits in an AI-accelerated workflow.

• From braking patterns to user data, how real-time behavioural pricing is replacing credit scores

• Why brilliant technology alone doesn't protect you from the fundamentals of insurance, and what that cautionary tale means for the wider fintech sector.

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National security is about a country's ability to protect its borders, infrastructure and critical systems from threats that are digital, fast-moving and hard to anticipate. We take a look at the technology behind national security capabilities now and for the future, and what Malaysia needs to build long-term resilience in an increasingly uncertain world.

Topics covered: 

• How drones, cyberattacks and system integration needs have changed what governments are prioritising when it comes to security.

• Whether a country can call itself sovereign if it still depends on someone else to maintain, upgrade or support its critical systems.

• What AI genuinely solves in cybersecurity today, and where its limits are.

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