Tech Talk

As MSP celebrates its 100th episode, we look back and we look forwards to ask what the future holds.

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In today’s electricity-dependent world, renewables are taking centre stage as nations grapple with balancing the increasing demand for electricity with the need to decarbonise the economy. With this shift, the deployment of batteries is also expected to grow. From niche applications such as grid balancing to everyday future tech like electric vehicles, energy storage will play an increasingly central role in transforming Asia’s relationship with power. We speak to Isabel Chong, Country Manager South East Asia at Eaton to talk about if we are ready for this and its implication on the current market.

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Short form mobile video has really found its way into our daily habits and some would say it's an addiction. And it’s hard to argue as it will only continue to grow with the rise of new technologies like 5G. We speak to Donny Eryastha, TikTok’s Head of Public Policy for Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines on why short form mobile video rose so quickly and why is it so addictive.

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Facebook rebrands to FACEBOOK and Google reinvents the paper with the Paper Phone. We are scratching our heads as well.

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In a world where constant change is the new normal, today’s show looks at the science behind the epidemic of uncertainty and wonders: is there any way to cope?

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Freaky Clown (not his real name, obviously) or FC as he is mostly known, breaks into banks and public institutions - and actually relishes being caught. As an ethical hacker and social engineer, he invades organisations, not with hostile intentions, but to demonstrate weaknesses in physical, personnel and digital controls; which in turn he helps to improve in order to reduce their vulnerability to attack. We speak to FC about the role of ethical hackers and why we struggle with cybersecurity in general.

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WeChat mini-programs are “sub-applications” within the WeChat ecosystem. They enable to provide advanced features to users such as e-commerce, task management, coupons etc. Cathering to 1.4 billion people in China can be a lucrative idea but new ecommerce decree implemented by the Chinese government has stopped many local businesses who want to enter the market. We speak to Kenneth Lee and Nicole Yeo of eStone Web Services on how local businesses can start their WeChat Mini Program.

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On the post-Halloween episode, the Geeks talk about the death of SMS and the death of the iPhone 5.

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Organoids are tiny laboratory grown human brains. Along with DNA biohacking and advances in robotics and artificial intelligence, are we on the verge of creating Numans, a post-human species?

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Virtual Reality (VR) is expected to bring about great changes in social reality - and tourism in particular. Virtual technology is capable of providing very complex multi-sensorial experiences in virtual worlds as well as in virtual tourist destinations and has been suggested as a substitute for actual travel and tourism products. The demand for virtual tourism has increased as people have grown wise to the benefits it provides, such as cost-saving, time-saving and helping to address environmental concerns. Dr Rokhshad Tavakoli a senior lecturer from Taylor’s University who is leading research on “Virtual Tourism in 3D Virtual Worlds” focuses on discov­ering an in-depth understanding of the behaviour, per­spectives and thoughts of women tourists during a virtual reality journey - the impact of new technologies on the lives of women and the practice of feminism in cyberspace; also known as Cyberfeminism.