Tech Talk

As AI agents begin making decisions and transactions across borders, the line between human intent and machine action is blurring fast. In this episode, Jumio’s Chief Product and Technology Officer, Bala Kumar, explores what happens when “It wasn’t me, my AI did it” becomes a real defence. From the rise of “Know Your Agent” and reusable digital identities to the new arms race in AI-driven fraud, w...

The robots are running amok again. This week Amazon announced Frontier Agents, bots that hopefully will not hallucinate their way through tasks lasting days at a time. Waymo’s auto taxis appear to be rebelling against their human overlords, speeding away from traffic lights and randomly performing U-turns.  But don’t worry, a volunteer army is assembling in Amsterdam, ready to keep things run...

Artificial intelligence has made its way into nearly every corner of our online lives, from search results to social media feeds. But what happens when AI starts rewriting the news itself? Google is now testing AI-generated headlines in its Discover feed, replacing original titles with automated rewrites. Some of these headlines have been inaccurate, misleading, or even completely wrong. It raises...

In a world of cost-cutting and minimal headcounts, AI doesn’t need to better than the people it replaces. It doesn’t need to be as good. Heck, it doesn’t even need to be competent.  Matt and Rich explore a world where technology is good enough. Good enough to stop you switching service providers. Good enough to keep you entertained. Good enough to protect the bottom line.  But humanity’s...

Most companies still struggle to turn AI hype into real enterprise value. Despite years of excitement, many organisations remain stuck in pilots while boards demand measurable ROI and employees worry about displacement. Legacy systems, messy data, and leadership hesitation continue to hold back meaningful execution. Yee Chee Meng, CEO of Infomina Berhad, speaks to us about what’s real and what’s e...

Imagine waking up one morning and the Internet isn’t there anymore. You can’t order a car, groceries, log into your remote working portal, or any of the dozens of other digital apps and platforms we use on the daily.  Usually when this happens it’s one or two apps for one or two hours. A temporary outage that the platform’s engineers quickly solve. But what if this Dark Web spreads, taking do...

When Cloudflare stumbled, so did thousands of websites, apps, and digital services around the globe. It affected everything from banking transactions to social media feeds and even some AI platforms. For most users it felt like the internet itself had paused. We want to understand what happened, why a single company can have this much impact, and what this means for businesses that depend on alway...

As the world rushes to build ever-smarter AI, a new kind of empire is emerging, one built on data, language, and cultural dominance. Most large language models are trained in the West, shaping how billions experience technology. In this episode of Tech Talk , Khalil Nooh, Co-Founder and CEO of Mesolitica, joins Richard Bradbury to explore AI Colonialism : who controls the data, who benefits from i...

When was the last time you were bored? No, not that 30 second lift ride with no cell service. Properly bored. Whimsically looking out of a window bored. Can you even remember? Rich and Matt look at the vital importance of boredom for our mental well-being and physical health. And discover how hard it is to achieve in the age of the attention economy. In a world of cheap content and quick dopamine...

We look at how Shah Alam’s new AI-powered Integrated Smart Monitoring System, IRIS, could redefine how Malaysian cities operate. Can technology make urban life smarter, safer, and more sustainable, or are we just building cities that watch more than they serve? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Would you rather hang out with a charming bot or a toxic human? That’s just one of the many questions Rich and Matt pickle their brains with as they struggle to comprehend the debate around the emerging consciousness of AI.  Can an AI be a person? What would its rights look like? What would its responsibilities be? What would you do if it bullied an old lady: put it in AI jail? In a debate wi...

Malaysia’s new trade deal with the United States has been hailed as an economic win, but it also comes with digital strings attached. Under the agreement, US tech giants are exempted from Malaysia’s digital services tax and contributions to the Universal Service Provision Fund, while Washington gains a consultative role over "trusted" 5G and 6G suppliers. Alexander Wong, Co-Founder of SoyaCincau,...

Mic check. One two. Testing. This week Matt and Rich try to figure out exactly when everyday life became a never-ending series of tests with no clear meaning.  From the moral purity maze of modern dating rituals to the social power of rideshare operators and the Captchas that prove you’re human while training an AI, life has become a hero’s journey of inconsequence and weaponized politeness.&...

Today we’re talking about something surprisingly revealing, your voice. Not what you say, but how you say it. Because according to Canary Speech, a 20-second audio clip could tell more about your mental health than a half-hour questionnaire. It’s like having a stethoscope for stress, anxiety and even cognitive decline, except instead of checking your heartbeat, it listens to your “How are you?” an...

Is “Whole Brain AI” a breakthrough or just branding? Prashant Kumar, Founder of Entermind, a new consultancy in Malaysia, believes AI should amplify both logic and imagination, where the left brain and right brain work together. But in a business landscape where many firms are still struggling to get the basics of AI right, does this approach offer fresh clarity or simply add to the buzzword cloud...

Spongebob for President. As our social media feeds fill with the examples of OpenAI’s experiment in synthetic cinema, the quite shocking Sora 2 text to video engine, Matt and Rich debate how quickly AI has reached the threshold of deniability: the reality remix. Where what you see with your eyes is lying to you. It's not all bad news though. OpenAI is planning an entire, agentic app layer driven b...

Now, marketing used to be about clever slogans and good lighting. These days, it’s about data pipelines, consent forms, and algorithms that know you’re out of coffee before you do. Welcome to the world of MarTech, where marketing meets technology, and everyone pretends to understand what a customer data platform actually does. But here’s the question, does Malaysia have a digital edge when it come...

Is the existential threat of the office cubicle replacing traditional horror movie fixations like zombies and monsters? As workplace horror sweeps the Emmy’s, Rich and Matt wonder if it’s time to fortify that cubicle or resist return to work mandates with your life.  Elsewhere, there’s the entirely uncomplicated matter of quantum money, some stuff about babies that Matt really doesn’t want to...

Cybersecurity conversations often focuses on phishing, ransomware, and data breaches, but a less obvious threat is growing into households through illicit streaming devices. According to a new report by Cyberstronomy, titled Residential Proxying and Illicit Streaming Devices, these devices are often exploited as part of residential proxy networks — exposing consumers and small businesses to seriou...

When we talk about startups in Malaysia, we usually think of e-commerce, fintech, or SaaS. But deep tech and AI startups are a different story and quite frankly, are becoming more common. Besides funding, they need strong research, access to labs, industry partnerships, and the right people to make things work. That’s what Sunway iLabs and Cradle Fund are trying to tackle with the new Startup Deep...

Can money buy you time? If breakthroughs in epigenetics continue, the only thing between you and a lifespan of 150 years might be the ability to pay for it. Richard ‘Crab Claws’ Bradbury and Matt ‘The Panda’ Armitage have a look at the technologies, the companies and the billionaire obsessives willing to pour hundreds of millions into life extensions research. And ask: Should we? Really? See omnys...

Kavitha Mariappan has spent her career helping organisations navigate technology shifts, from driving customer transformation at Zscaler to her current role as Chief Transformation Officer at Rubrik. Now, she’s making the case that cyber recovery belongs in the boardroom, not just the server room. We talk about why identity-driven threats are changing the resilience playbook, how regulation is sha...

From uncanny valleys to Big Willie style, Rich and Matt leave no metaphorical stone unturned as they pour a hefty bucket of AI slop over themselves. Are social sharing platforms using AI to "improve" creators’ content? Who actually profits from this deluge? And why are AI companies suddenly approaching traditional media companies with armfuls of cash? If you’re fond of feedback loops, digital enha...

John Belizaire has gone from architecting systems at Intel to selling two tech companies and now building data centres powered by renewable energy that would otherwise go unused. As CEO of Soluna Holdings, he’s making the case that computing for AI, crypto, and beyond can be clean, flexible, and profitable. We talk about why he made the leap from software to solar, how to turn wasted energy into o...

Over the past few years, industrial AI has moved from boardroom buzzword to factory floor reality. It’s now being deployed to streamline operations, cut energy costs, reduce waste, and strengthen supply chains. And as other nations double down, Malaysia finds itself at a crossroads: move fast or risk being priced out and left behind. The recent launch of the National AI Office signals ambition, bu...