Tech Talk

Could teleportation be possible? How does an astronaut go to the toilet? Can I get a degree in ninja studies? All these questions, answered right here (somewhat) on this show.

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Mocked for their love of avocado toast and artisan everything, as the first Millennials get ready to embrace middle age and middle management, it’s time for them to settle into comfortable khakis and let Gen Z do the heavy lifting.

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As the world is going through a rapid digital transformation, smarter policies and regulations as well as greater understanding is very much needed. It is crucial for organisations to learn how to properly secure and manage data that is being received to avoid mismanagement of data privacy and security. We speak to Praveen Kumar, the General Manager for Asia Pacific at ASG Technologies about the state of data management for organisations in Malaysia and the considerations for your digital transformation journey.

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People do strange things during a pandemic. Matt explains why he jumped on the face swap bandwagon and Jeff explains why he loves marbles. Also how to make use of your free time by helping NASA.

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Bubbles. Living in them. Working in them. Socialising in them. Travelling in them. Is our future one of hermetically sealed environments? One where the needs of the lucky few are met by an on-demand workforce that never goes home?

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Let’s talk about the crypto market. In the past 5 years, you would have heard about overnight billionaires and dozens more of fraud/scam victims. While the sector has still a lot to prove on its sustainability, it hasn’t stopped innovative startups to boom, especially here in the Asia region. And one of them that has found some degree of success on a global scale is a Malaysia company called CoinGecko. We speak to TM Lee, Co-Founder of CoinGecko to talk about their journey so far.

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Towards the end of 2018, Malaysia’s 2nd Internet Exchange was launched, the Johor Bahru Internet Exchange or JBIX for short, operated and privately funded by Extreme Broadband Sdn Bhd. But it's also the first Internet Exchange in Malaysia that welcomes peering between any types of organisations within Malaysia and abroad. If you’re wondering what this all means and what can this do for your business, Weng Yew Wong, the Managing Director for Extreme Broadband breaks it down for us.

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We talk about some of the weird robots that have taken our jobs as we continue to fight COVID-19 and how you can buy one. Oh and we answer life's biggest question: Is there life outside of Earth? No really. We do have the answer.

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It may be emotionally draining, technically challenging and socially isolating, but working from home could turn out to be a secret superpower. One that lowers business costs, boosts productivity and profits and gives employees more freedom, independence and flexibility.

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In a study conducted by IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) in cooperation with Oxford Economics, only 9% of C-Suite executives were dubbed as ‘Torchbearers’. This is a term for those who stood out as understanding that transparency, reciprocity and accountability are critical ingredients for earning trust among key stakeholders. Leaders that leverage data to build customer trust, create cultures of data-based decision makers and are adept at sharing data with ecosystem partners can gain a competitive edge. We speak to Catherine Lian, Managing Director of IBM Malaysia on the foundation of being a ‘torchbearer’.

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