Tech Talk

Automation is changing organisations from the top down and a new management layer is replacing supervisors and line managers with machines. Is your next boos a bot?

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Renewable energy has been prioritised in developed nations for decades, following years of increasingly indisputable evidence of greenhouse gas emissions and the adverse impact they have towards the environment. As future generations start to panic about how our world is changing, developing nations have only recently started to acknowledge alternative options, like solar power, when it comes to energy sources.

Locally, youth entrepreneur Joshep Lee, is furthering the national solar energy conversation by rallying investors to partake in Malaysia’s first ever solar fund.

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Marine genes and the quest for eternal life, the psychology of ghosting, a paralysis reversing spinal gel and the value of impostor system are our starting points for this week’s round up of sci-tech breakthroughs.

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After so many high profile data breaches in the region, surely organisations realise the critical importance of data protection, right? Apparently not. According to studies, the fundamental discipline of protecting, storing, identifying and provisioning the organisation’s data remains not only haphazard for many organisations, but is a complex, inefficient and expensive chore. We speak with the Head of ASEAN at Cohesity, Sheena Chin, about the limitations and challenges of legacy data management solutions and how next-gen data management is needed to ensure organisations have modern and robust management of their data.

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For the last 20 years we’ve been waiting for the world predicted in Minority Report to come to pass. Mass surveillance. Artificial intelligence predicting our every move. Advertising intruding into every facet of our lives. Could the Metaverse give birth to the world of Minority Report?

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Gaming has been on the rise since the start of the pandemic, as people had more time and nothing to do. As the economy and society opens up, there is still growth in the gaming market, especially casual games. In fact, some recent findings from the 2020 Global Games Market Report stated 87% of the 20.1 million gamers in Malaysia alone spent at least some of their money on in-game virtual items in the past six months. Hyper-casual games and hybrid-casual games are entertaining and interactive, with a low barrier to entry for Malaysians - you only need a smartphone. Seeing this opportunity, industry veteran Daryl Lau started Mason Games to tap into the growing industry.

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Gaming has been on the rise since the start of the pandemic, as people had more time and nothing to do. As the economy and society opens up, there is still growth in the gaming market, especially casual games. In fact, some recent findings from the 2020 Global Games Market Report stated 87% of the 20.1 million gamers in Malaysia alone spent at least some of their money on in-game virtual items in the past six months. Hyper-casual games and hybrid-casual games are entertaining and interactive, with a low barrier to entry for Malaysians - you only need a smartphone. Seeing this opportunity, industry veteran Daryl Lau started Mason Games to tap into the growing industry.

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This week on Mattsplained’s first TechTopia edition, we have a car crash that isn’t Facebook, a car crash that is Facebook, age detection facial recognition software, moves to criminalise payments to ransomware groups and Apple’s latest device bricking software update.

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How a music player retuned the world. As the iPod celebrates its 20th anniversary, we examine its impact, its legacy, and the role it played in shaping our digital lives.

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OTT streaming services have come a long way in the region, with Viu being one the industry leaders. According to the latest Media Partners Asia (MPA)’s AMPD Research report, Viu ranks first in SEA for monthly active users, with 49.4million Viu-ers and a 37% growth, year-on-year. We’ll be catching up with Kingsley Warner, Country Manager of Viu Malaysia and get an inside scoop and deep dive into Viu Malaysia’s performance in the first half of 2021.

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