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Back in the say, managers and employees across a wide variety of industries lived and died by the annual review. But not only are they a lot of work for everyone involved, they aren’t even particularly useful. Many organisations provide little or no guidance to managers on how to conduct a performance review, which means that individual experiences can vary tremendously. WIth that being said...

In the city of Shenzhen, police have an invisible helping hand to enforce traffic rules to their 12 million residents thanks to high definition cameras and AI technology. Now, traffic rules violators (whether they are driving or on foot) faces will be displayed on a nearby LED screen to shame them into complying. If that’s not enough, they will even display your name. See omnystudio.com/list...

Many startups find the transition from humble beginnings to investment ready quite challenging. So for the third time, MaGIC is launching its Global Accelerator Programme , providing startup benefits worth more than USD 500,000 to this year’s cohort. Aditya Tuli, Executive Director of Technology & Innovation, speaks to us about the GAP and how startups can get involved. See omnystudio.co...

A Swiss court has ruled that a former Uber driver was an employee of the ride-sharing firm, not an independent contractor, in a potentially landmark decision. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s the first day of the fasting month and already there are issues involving residents and petty traders across Kuala Lumpur. Last year, DBKL moved its application process to an online system but this has caused much confusion to both parties as there are roads being closed for traders to set up shop directly in front of apartments and residential area. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

A report from the analytics firm Ghost Data has found that Instagram is a hotbed for the buying and selling of knockoff fashion , from fake Chanel bags to dupe Gucci slides to counterfeit Adidas tracksuits. According to the firm’s study, published in April, nearly 20 percent of all posts about fashion products on Instagram feature counterfeit products. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

International businesses are attracted to countries where the government doesn’t meddle with the content of the press, stifle freedom of expression, or arbitrarily threaten media organisations with the threat of closure based on the content that they publish. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It wasn’t too long ago that Malaysia saw an unprecedented change of government, and with it came the potential of enhanced freedom of expression and the media. While we may not be there just yet, our spot on the Press Freedom Index seems to indicate we’re moving in the right direction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s World Press Freedom Day, and we thought we’d explore the idea of whether or not Social Media sites should be responsible for the news that they show. Do they have a right to censor what we see there, and more importantly, if we give them the power of curation, how do we know that we can trust their sources? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve often theorized about phones secretly recording our conversations and using that data to show us eerily accurate ads on various social media platforms. But according to Google’s former design ethicist, phones don’t need to eavesdrop on our conversations at all, because the truth of how these ads work is a lot more unsettling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Over the past number of years, Facebook has been under heavy scrutiny with privacy issues. They even hinted in its latest earnings report that it’s expecting to pay between $3 to $5 billion in fines for violating the privacy agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission. So it’s not a surprise that at its recent F8 Developers Conference, Mark Zuckerberg wants the social media network...

Indonesia are seriously considering moving their capital city due to overcrowding and the possibility of the north of the island sinking due to climate change. If you had the opportunity to ‘push the reset button’ on our capital city, what would you change? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The number of dead people on Facebook could outnumber the living within 50 years, according to analysis from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Buy. Sell. Uncage. Welcome to the world of Depop - a social shopping app that’s been described as a mix of eBay and Instagram - that is perfectly in line with Gen Z’s shopping habits, and is bringing about major change in the fashion industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The popularity of the influencer seems to be steadily declining, but here to take its place isn’t a new social media archetype, but one from the past. “ The slacker ”, a personality type that defined the 90s, is apparently making a comeback... and will start to once again define the way we browse, focus, and shop online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Speedhome (Speedrent) recently raised RM2.5 mil from 206 investor via equity crowdfunding platform, pitchIN. This is the largest deal thus far on ECF in Malaysia for 2019 and the 29th company to successfully raise funds for pitchIN. The equity crowdfunding market is clearly on the rise. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most people bristle at the term ‘networking’ – not because they are bad at it, but because it sounds transactional and disingenuous. Well, here’s a way to fix that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever walk into a networking event or party and all you hear is superficial chit-chat? The small talk is deafening and doesn't evolve into anything substantial. As it turns out, the types of conversations you're engaging in truly matter for your personal wellbeing. In 2010, scientists from the University of Arizona and Washington University in St. Louis investigated whether happy and unhappy people...

The AI-powered airport of the future is full of promise and peril, plus - AI that shames you into being a better passenger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we approach the age of Smart Cities, stores have slowly started implementing IoT-driven tech into their systems. Stores in the US are using “ smart shelves ” to determine the age, sex, and interests of shoppers in order to show them better ads and steer them towards more suitable products. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kl Is likely to become a smart city by next year as Alibaba Cloud’s “Malaysia City Brain” pilot project is completed - according to an article in The Star. But by definition, a smart city requires more than good traffic management to be considered ‘smart’. What would you want from your smart city? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The demise of Vine may have come as a huge surprise to its users, but many analysts believed the platform's micro-content format was just ahead of its time. We can put that theory to the test when Vine makes its return in 2019 as Byte. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Sri Lanka enters another day of darkness for social media platforms, has the ban really been effective ? Has social media done more good or bad for you? How do we ever find a way to regulate the world’s largest “community” or should it be kept away from regulators? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a report released Wednesday, World Health Organisation said, to be healthy, children under 5 years old should be spending less time staring at screens and more time playing. They recommend no more than one hour of screen time per day for children under 5 and no screen time at all for infants under 1. Trouble is though, will you comply? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The IPO sector has seen an increase over the last year and it will only continue to grow according to global and local markets. Despite the various means of alternative funding, getting a company to an IPO stage is the holy grail for most entrepreneurs but it’s not without challenges. We talk about what’s happening in the sector and we speak to Terence Loo of Aquilas Advisory about fac...