Tech Talk

Why do Hollywood blockbusters flies like Avengers and Star Wars can get away with time travel tricks and actual science? Matt discusses his favourite time travel movie of all time. The Geeks also pay tribute to Grumpy Cat.

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If fake news and social media are getting you down, switch up your feed. Every day brings a raft of awesome innovation and fantastic discoveries. From the historical accuracy of Assassin’s Creed to digital superpowers to donuts with black holes. Or black holes with donuts. We take a look at a tiny handful of the breakthroughs social media hasn’t told you about over the last few weeks. Warning: Contains the words Quaversfreude and Twivverlanche.

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According to recent research, it is estimated that lost revenue to online TV and movie piracy will nearly double to almost $52 billion by 2022. While consumers may think they stand to gain than lose from piracy, the reality is that revenue loss for content creators may impact the creative process and provide consumers with less choice. We speak to Jay Ganesan from Irdeto about the risks and negative impact of piracy on content creation and what content owners / operators can do to curb piracy.

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Was WhatsApp hacked recently? We dive into the details of what actually happened and how you can stay safe. Also, why Jeff Sandhu is creating a “Fund Me to the Moon” campaign.

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In the final part of our Disrupted World series, MSP asks the ultimate question: is it time to break up the tech giants? Do we have the power and the will? Will it solve the problems big tech has created, or do we have to look deeper, at finding alternate solutions and pushing them through ourselves.

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So let’s say you run a company and after a few successful years in the greens, you start thinking of scaling up. You’ve done things like moving to a new office or a bigger space, you experienced a rapid increase in customers, you got a brand swanky new website and all that. But let’s be real, the landscape is fraught with digital disruption across all fronts and you HAVE to stay relevant. So whether or not you’re in those greens, scaling up now becomes a need. We speak to Shahid Nizami, MD Asia Pacific for HubSpot to talk about how organisation in the region can grow better and biggers.

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Investors are using real-time satellite images to predict retailers’ sales. Is that cheating? And who do you sue if your AI screws up?

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In part 3 of our Disrupted World series, MSP takes a look at the social costs of digital disruption and asks if we are somehow becoming less human in the process.

Of course, that takes us to CoffeGate, Game of Thrones and Gladiator, and Matt considers launching the world’s first Sesame Street fake movie review podcast.

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The era of 5G is upon us. Recently the Malaysian government has made a promise that Malaysians will enjoy 5G technology by year 2021/2022. This is a bold statement as 5G multiple stakeholders from both public and private sector. But what can you do to prepare yourself for this revolution? We speak to Ivan Landen, CEO of Blue Wireless about getting your business ready for 5G technology.

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Most of heard the latest Game of Thrones episode because seeing it was impossible. It’s like staring at a black photo and imagining the battle of Winterfell. This was because streaming services and internet bandwidth aren’t ready for ultra high definition. And because we’re only a day away from May the 4th, we end with a story that might end our planet Earth.

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