Apple has become the world’s first trillion-dollar company, but shares of other tech companies took a beating this week. In this week’s Asia Business First podcast, we discuss the trajectory of tech stocks with the CEO of TD Ameritrade Asia, Christopher Brankin.

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After a series of cyberattacks in Singapore, we ask cybersecurity experts what organisations should do to protect themselves.

Guests: Sid Deshpande, Research Director at Gartner who specialises in security infrastructure and services and Steve Ledzian, Technical Director for Asia at cybersecurity company FireEye.

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20-year-old American reality TV star Kylie Jenner is almost a billionaire after creating an online beauty empire that is supported by millions of her followers. How easy is it to monetize one's social media success?

Guests: Savina Chai, style influencer and business consultant; Wendy Toh, Founder and CEO of March Media; and Diogo Martins, Programme Manager of the Mediacorp Creators Network.

 

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Starbucks will eliminate plastic straws from all its outlets by 2020. Are sustainability strategies an essential part of doing business?

Guests: Lars Voedisch, Principal Consultant and Managing Director of PRecious Communications; Florence Tay, co-founder of Singapore's first zero-waste grocery store Unpackt; Mitchell Leow, Corporate Affairs Director at Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore and Tay Sok Leng, Head of Business Strategy and Development with the Singapore Environment Council - a non-governmental organisation which influences thinking on sustainability issues and coordinates environmental efforts in Singapore.

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With three dockless bike-sharing companies closing down in Singapore, we find out whether it is a viable business model. 

Guests: Nitin Pangarkar, Associate Professor in the Department of Strategy & Policy at the NUS Business School and Pradeep Varakantham, Associate Professor at the Singapore Management University's School of Information Systems.

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Are global companies which have invested millions in branding and sponsorship at one of the world’s biggest sporting events getting bang for their buck?

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Some say cryptocurrencies will never reach mainstream status and cannot work as money. Two financial experts with opposing views debate the issue.

Guests: David Kuo, CEO of investing website The Motley Fool Singapore and Peter Sin, Co-Head of the Digital Currency Sub-Committee of the Association of Cryptocurrency Enterprises and Startups Singapore (ACCESS) and Co-Founder of the Singapore Bitcoin Club.

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Will it be a smooth ride for global carriers when it comes to profits this year? Find out what's the outlook for the aviation industry, and whether ultra-long haul flights and an infrastructure deficit will add turbulence to the market.

Guests: Michael Valkevich, Vice President of Global Program Management with Carlson Wagonlit Travel and Paul Yong, Senior Vice President of Equity Research at DBS Bank.

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The KL-Singapore High Speed Rail project looks to be in doubt. We examine the implications of this for Singapore and Malaysia.

Guests: Ku Swee Yong, Chief Executive Officer of International Property Advisor and Dr Walter Theseira, Senior Lecturer of Economics at the Singapore University of Social Sciences.

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China’s internet censors are the latest to be replaced by artificial intelligence, but experts say there’s no need to worry about rise of the robots.

Guests: Shinjika Shukla, Associate Director with professional recruitment consultancy Michael Page; Chen Kin Siong, Co-founder of cybersecurity start-up InsiderSecurity; and Laurence Liew, Director of AI Industry Innovation at AI Singapore.

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